Dubiofossil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Dubiofossil is a noun meaning (geology, paleontology) Any geological object that has characteristics of a fossil but whose identity is uncertain.
Meaning
(geology, paleontology) Any geological object that has characteristics of a fossil but whose identity is uncertain.
Example Sentences
Thus, Manchuriophycus and Rhysonetron had received the status of pseudofossil or dubiofossil in the published literature (Schopf and Klein 1992).
In a review, Venkatachala et al. (1996) have considered 13 reports as authentic fossils and the rest were considered as non-fossils or dubiofossils.
Word Forms
- dubiofossils
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include fossil, fubarite, felsite, nummulite, geofact, typolite.
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