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かせき 化石
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Noun
1. fossil​
Noun, Suru verb, Intransitive verb
2. petrifaction; petrification; fossilization; fossilisation​
Wikipedia definition
3. Fossil​process. ]] Fossils (from Latin fossus, literally "having been dug up") are the preserved remains or traces of animals (also known as zoolites), plants, and other organisms from the remote past. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record.
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