fossil record

Definitions

1. The collective record of biological development that is reflected in the fossilized remains of organisms through geological history.
2. The record of preserved evidence for a single species or taxon.

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Examples

“Paleontologists study⟳ the fossil record⟳.”

“But the more that was learned about the fossil record⟳, the more difficult it was to maintain⟳ that an entire age, spanning tens of millions of years, had somehow or other gone missing.”

“Trilobites have⟳ an extensive fossil record⟳.”

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