mi·cro·fos·sil

(mī′krō-fŏs′əl)

A fossil, as of a pollen grain or unicellular organism, that is too small to study with the naked eye.

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microfossil

(ˈmaɪkrəʊˌfɒsəl)

(Palaeontology) a fossil generally less than 0.5 millimetre in size, such as a protozoan, bacterium, or pollen grain

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mi•cro•fos•sil

(ˌmaɪ kroʊˈfɒs ɪl)

n.

a fossil so small that it can be studied and identified only with a microscope.

[1920–25]

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microfossil - a fossil that must be studied microscopically

fossil - the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil

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