fossiliferous

English

Etymology

fossil +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

Adjective

fossiliferous (comparative more fossiliferous, superlative most fossiliferous)

Containing fossils.
- 1951, Payne, Max B, Type Moreno formation and overlying Eocene strata on the West Side of the San Joaquin Valley, Fresno and Merced Counties, California‎, page 3:
  The area contains a great thickness of well exposed fossiliferous, marine strata of uppermost Cretaceous and Eocene age, and it is felt that the most continuous and complete section may be found here.

Derived terms

Translations

containing fossils

Finnish: fossiilipitoinen
French: fossilifère (fr)
German: fossilführend, fossilienhaltig
Italian: fossilifero (it) m

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