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What is a fossil?

What is a fossil? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
  2. (paleontology) Any preserved evidence of ancient life, including shells, imprints, burrows, coprolites, and organically-produced chemicals.
  3. (linguistics) A fossil word.
  4. (figuratively) Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated.
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The guy's a wackadoodle fossil and nuclear apologist, making snarky comments about wind turbines and climate change.
Most jawless species went extinct long ago and are known only from the fossil record.
Although demonstrating that the fossil wood cannot be millions of years old, the radiocarbon dating has not provided its true age.
Power generated from fossil fuels causes smog, mercury pollution, acid rain and global warming.
Early interpretations of fossil skin impressions suggested that hadrosaur feet were webbed.
The fossil skull's upper and lower jaws reveal deep channels and grooves that once held nerves and blood vessels.

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