Mesofossil
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Mesofossil is a noun meaning (paleontology, paleobotany) A fossil of a small part of a plant, such as a fruit, leaf or seed.
Meaning
(paleontology, paleobotany) A fossil of a small part of a plant, such as a fruit, leaf or seed.
Example Sentences
The present study, based on the morphology of leaves and reproductive organs, reveals much more diversified mesofossil plant assemblages.
The mesofossils are small, three-dimensional and charcoalified or lignitized and yield exquisite structural details when studied with scanning electron microscopy.
Currently, seeds assignable to Nitaspermum are recorded only from the early to mid-Albian mesofossil floras at Puddledock and Kenilworth localities, eastern North America.
Word Forms
- mesofossils
- meso-fossil
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include subfossil, megafossil, palynomorph, phytoclast, palynofossil, ichnofossil.
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