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guide fossil

DEFINITIONS OF: guide fossil

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n a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found

Synonyms:
index fossil
Type of:
fossil
the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
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