cast fossil in English dictionary

  • cast fossil

    Meanings and definitions of "cast fossil"

    • A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, also called a mold fossil, which is in the general form of the original organism.
    • noun
      A fossil formed when an animal, plant, or other organism dies, its flesh decays and bones deteriorate due to chemical reactions; minerals gradually enter into the cavity, resulting in a cast, which is in the general form of the original organism. A mold fossil is the rock that surrounds the cast fossil in which the cavity is in the shape of the fossil (very similar to a clay mold).

    Grammar and declension of cast fossil

    • cast fossil ( plural  cast fossils)
    • cast fossil (plural cast fossils)

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