Fossil
A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis ; literally, "obtained by digging") [1] is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age . Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons , stone imprints of animals or microbes , objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood , oil, coal, and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record .
Page Revisions
| Year | Metadata | Sections | Top Words | First Paragraph |
| 2018 |
275253 characters 39 sections 79 paragraphs 47 images 651 internal links 135 external links |
fossils 0.571 fossil 0.519 organism 0.172 stromatolites 0.110 cambrian 0.094 fossilization 0.094 stromatolite 0.091 animals 0.090 wood 0.089 preservation 0.086 record 0.085 preserved 0.082 species 0.076 petrified 0.071 evolutionary 0.069 |
A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis ; literally, "obtained by digging") [1] is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age . Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons , stone imprints of animals or microbes , objects preserved in amber, hair, petrified wood , oil, coal, and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2017 |
281643 characters 39 sections 77 paragraphs 47 images 436 internal links 124 external links |
fossils 0.566 fossil 0.517 organism 0.177 stromatolites 0.113 cambrian 0.097 fossilization 0.097 stromatolite 0.094 animals 0.092 preservation 0.088 record 0.088 wood 0.083 preserved 0.078 species 0.078 evolutionary 0.071 dating 0.068 |
A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis ; literally, "obtained by digging") [1] is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age . Examples include bones, shells, exoskeletons , stone imprints of animals or microbes , hair, petrified wood , oil, coal, and DNA remnants. The totality of fossils is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2016 |
291187 characters 40 sections 76 paragraphs 47 images 460 internal links 120 external links |
fossils 0.561 fossil 0.527 organism 0.177 stromatolites 0.114 cambrian 0.097 stromatolite 0.094 animals 0.093 preservation 0.088 record 0.088 fossilization 0.085 preserved 0.084 species 0.078 wood 0.075 evolutionary 0.071 dating 0.068 |
Fossils (from Classical Latin fossilis ; literally, "obtained by digging") [1] are the preserved remains or traces of animals, 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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2015 |
247817 characters 40 sections 76 paragraphs 46 images 425 internal links 116 external links |
fossils 0.561 fossil 0.527 organism 0.177 stromatolites 0.114 cambrian 0.097 stromatolite 0.094 animals 0.093 preservation 0.088 record 0.088 fossilization 0.085 preserved 0.084 species 0.078 wood 0.075 evolutionary 0.071 dating 0.068 |
Fossils (from Classical Latin fossilis ; literally, "obtained by digging") [1] are the preserved remains or traces of animals, 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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2014 |
221726 characters 39 sections 73 paragraphs 42 images 409 internal links 89 external links |
fossil 0.553 fossils 0.532 organism 0.177 stromatolites 0.119 cambrian 0.102 stromatolite 0.099 animals 0.097 record 0.092 species 0.082 wood 0.079 preserved 0.077 fossilization 0.076 evolutionary 0.074 dating 0.071 organisms 0.071 |
Fossils (from Classical Latin fossilis ; literally, "obtained by digging") [1] are the preserved remains or traces of animals, 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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2013 |
208569 characters 38 sections 71 paragraphs 41 images 383 internal links 75 external links |
fossil 0.556 fossils 0.535 organism 0.178 stromatolites 0.120 cambrian 0.102 stromatolite 0.099 animals 0.098 record 0.093 species 0.083 wood 0.079 preserved 0.077 fossilization 0.077 evolutionary 0.075 dating 0.072 organisms 0.072 |
Fossils (from Classical Latin fossilis , literally "obtained by digging [1] ") 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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2012 |
195470 characters 36 sections 66 paragraphs 36 images 372 internal links 69 external links |
fossil 0.556 fossils 0.523 organism 0.186 stromatolites 0.125 cambrian 0.107 stromatolite 0.104 record 0.097 animals 0.094 species 0.087 wood 0.083 organisms 0.075 preserved 0.075 proterozoic 0.074 skeletal 0.074 evolutionary 0.069 |
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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2011 |
100476 characters 25 sections 46 paragraphs 27 images 242 internal links 18 external links |
1. Places of exceptional fossilization 2. Earliest fossiliferous sites |
fossils 0.502 fossil 0.460 organism 0.253 fossilization 0.121 darwin 0.114 record 0.112 evolutionary 0.101 faunal 0.096 skeletal 0.096 species 0.095 animals 0.092 cambrian 0.087 living 0.087 preservation 0.084 organisms 0.082 |
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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . |
| 2010 |
95784 characters 25 sections 46 paragraphs 25 images 238 internal links 17 external links |
1. Places of exceptional fossilization 2. Earliest fossiliferous sites |
fossils 0.502 fossil 0.460 organism 0.253 fossilization 0.121 darwin 0.114 record 0.112 evolutionary 0.101 faunal 0.096 skeletal 0.096 species 0.095 animals 0.092 cambrian 0.087 living 0.086 preservation 0.084 organisms 0.082 |
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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . The study of fossils across geological time , how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa ( phylogeny ) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology . Such a preserved specimen is called a "fossil" if it is older than some minimum age, most often the arbitrary date of 10,000 years ago. [1] |
| 2009 |
91090 characters 24 sections 44 paragraphs 24 images 233 internal links 18 external links |
1. Places of exceptional fossilization 2. Earliest fossiliferous sites |
fossils 0.521 fossil 0.442 organism 0.225 fossilization 0.126 darwin 0.119 record 0.116 evolutionary 0.105 faunal 0.099 skeletal 0.099 species 0.098 animals 0.095 cambrian 0.090 living 0.090 organisms 0.085 stromatolites 0.084 |
Fossils (from Latin fossus , literally "having been dug up") are the preserved remains or traces of animals, 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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . The study of fossils across geological time , how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa ( phylogeny ) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology . Such a preserved specimen is called a "fossil" if it is older than some minimum age, most often the arbitrary date of 10,000 years ago. [1] Hence, fossils range in age from the youngest at the start of the Holocene Epoch to the oldest from the Archaean Eon several billion years old. The observations that certain fossils were associated with certain rock strata led early geologists to recognize a geological timescale in the 19th century. The development of radiometric dating techniques in the early 20th century allowed geologists to determine the numerical or "absolute" age of the various strata and thereby the included fossils. |
| 2008 |
86084 characters 24 sections 44 paragraphs 21 images 220 internal links 17 external links |
1. Places of exceptional fossilization 2. Earliest fossiliferous sites |
fossils 0.517 fossil 0.436 organism 0.228 fossilization 0.127 darwin 0.120 record 0.118 faunal 0.101 skeletal 0.101 species 0.099 animals 0.096 evolutionary 0.094 cambrian 0.091 living 0.091 organisms 0.086 stromatolites 0.085 |
Fossils (from Latin fossus , literally "having been dug up") are the preserved remains or traces of animals, 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 ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . The study of fossils across geological time , how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa ( phylogeny ) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology . |
| 2007 |
63473 characters 14 sections 35 paragraphs 18 images 181 internal links 7 external links |
1. Places of exceptional fossilization 2. Earliest fossiliferous sites 3. Developments in interpretation of the fossil record |
fossil 0.491 fossils 0.490 organism 0.157 fossilization 0.143 darwin 0.135 record 0.125 faunal 0.113 evolutionary 0.106 cambrian 0.102 species 0.102 stromatolites 0.096 strata 0.094 eldredge 0.091 proterozoic 0.091 microfossils 0.090 |
Fossils (from Latin fossus , literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils, both discovered and undiscovered, and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . The study of fossils across geological time , how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa ( phylogeny ) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology . |
| 2006 |
49397 characters 14 sections 34 paragraphs 10 images 153 internal links 5 external links |
1. Places of exceptional fossilization 2. Earliest fossiliferous sites 3. Developments in interpretation of the fossil record |
fossils 0.515 fossil 0.492 organism 0.157 fossilization 0.144 darwin 0.136 record 0.133 faunal 0.114 evolutionary 0.106 cambrian 0.103 species 0.102 proterozoic 0.091 microfossils 0.090 organisms 0.088 resin 0.088 tissues 0.079 |
Fossils (from Latin fossus , literally "having been dug up") are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains or traces (such as footprints) of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . The study of fossils across geological time, how they were formed, and the evolutionary relationships between taxa ( phylogeny ) are some of the most important functions of the science of paleontology . |
| 2005 |
16466 characters 8 sections 14 paragraphs 7 images 43 internal links 1 external links |
fossils 0.533 fossil 0.424 organism 0.280 pseudofossils 0.167 fossilization 0.151 remains 0.141 tissues 0.116 dinosaur 0.112 eggs 0.112 permineralization 0.112 species 0.100 footprints 0.094 moss 0.090 animals 0.089 living 0.084 |
Fossils are the mineralized or otherwise preserved remains — or other traces (such as footprints) — of animals, plants, and other organisms. The totality of fossils and their placement in fossiliferous (fossil-containing) rock formations and sedimentary layers ( strata ) is known as the fossil record . The study of fossils is called paleontology . |
|
| 2004 |
9070 characters 6 sections 11 paragraphs 1 images 18 internal links 0 external links |
fossils 0.506 organism 0.379 fossil 0.353 pseudofossils 0.201 tissues 0.139 remains 0.136 dinosaur 0.134 eggs 0.134 fossilization 0.121 species 0.120 footprints 0.113 percolating 0.113 animals 0.107 living 0.101 mistaken 0.097 |
Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other artifacts such as footprints. The totality of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2003 |
6218 characters 5 sections 12 paragraphs 0 images 14 internal links 0 external links |
fossils 0.569 fossil 0.378 organism 0.254 fossilization 0.146 remains 0.143 footprints 0.137 percolating 0.137 animals 0.129 tissues 0.112 species 0.109 ore 0.093 sediment 0.092 living 0.091 polyphemus 0.081 clams 0.081 |
Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other artifacts such as footprints. The totality of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2002 |
5832 characters 5 sections 12 paragraphs 0 images 11 internal links 0 external links |
fossils 0.570 fossil 0.379 organism 0.254 fossilization 0.146 remains 0.143 footprints 0.137 percolating 0.137 animals 0.129 tissues 0.112 species 0.109 ore 0.094 sediment 0.092 living 0.091 polyphemus 0.081 clams 0.081 |
Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other artifacts such as footprints. The totality of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record . |
|
| 2001 |
8181 characters 0 sections 34 paragraphs 0 images 33 internal links 0 external links |
fossils 0.656 organism 0.241 fossil 0.224 pseudofossils 0.153 fossilization 0.138 remains 0.136 footprints 0.130 percolating 0.130 mould 0.130 animals 0.122 resin 0.119 living 0.115 tissues 0.106 species 0.103 ore 0.089 |
Fossils are the mineralized remains of animals or plants or other artifacts such as footprints. The totality of fossils and their placement in rock formations and sedimentary layers is known as the fossil record . |