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GUIDE FOSSIL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found
Synonyms:
guide fossil; index fossil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting natural objects (not man-made)
Hypernyms ("guide fossil" is a kind of...):
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)