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Meaning of "subfossil"
subfossil (noun): Refers to organic material that is partially rather than wholly fossilized, often found in a state of decay. Example: 'Scientists discovered subfossil remains of an extinct species in the cave.'
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- A partially fossilized organism
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This subfossil copal produces a harder varnish.
It is only known from subfossil bones.
One subfossil rostrum was found in a cave.
Two species are known only through subfossil remains.
Subfossil remains of many vertebrates are also found in the caves.
Known from subfossil bones.
The only source of its existence are its subfossil ulna.
Plentiful subfossil bones indicate that it was indeed a good endemic form.
The species is known only from several subfossil fragments.
The species is known from subfossil bones and from mentions in contemporary accounts.
This specimen is only known from a few subfossil fragments.
Subfossil driftwood trees on raised beaches represent an archive of the past delivery of driftwood.
The estimated weights for the subfossil lemurs have varied.
All of these trees are actually what we would call subfossil.
Subfossil pollen and spore counts were collected and analyzed along with charcoal evidence.
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It is known from late Holocene subfossil remains.
Its subfossil remains were discovered at a cave near Waitomo.
The Indian aurochs is known from fossil and subfossil remains.
It is only known by subfossil material from the Holocene.
Subfossil diatoms were similar to those recorded in paleolimnological investigations from the Great Lakes.
It is also known from subfossil remains from the island of Rodrigues.
Subfossil remains of two extinct lemur species were previously classified under the genus Varecia.
Mitochondrial DNA extracted from subfossil bone confirm that it is a distinct species.
The family Palaeopropithecidae contained a large number of species compared to most other subfossil lemur families.
Adaptive diversity in subfossil Malagasy prosimians.
The first subfossil antlers of Odocoileus virginianus from Alberta are described.
The fauna from Patorfík is the most diverse subfossil Quaternary fauna known from Baffin Bay.
Subfossil remains and whaling observations are known from New England to southern Florida.
There are also several paintings, and some subfossil bones.
It was described from subfossil bones found at Antsirabe in central Madagascar.
In addition, there are several species never studied alive but known from subfossil bones.
In addition there are subfossil remains from a yet undescribed extinct Cyanoramphus species from Campbell Island.
Apart from that, the species is only known from brief reports and subfossil bones.
Subfossil remains have been found in Mahajanga Province northwestern Madagascar.
Both sections were analyzed for subfossil pollen, molluscs, and several sedimentary indices.
Subfossil remains of Voalavo have been found in the former Mahajanga Province northwestern Madagascar.
Several of Leguat 's observations were later confirmed through study of subfossil Rodrigues solitaire remains.
It was described from subfossil remains found at the Pindai Caves of New Caledonia.
Its remains have been found at only one location, Ampasambazimba, a subfossil site in central Madagascar.
Recent and subfossil geochemistry of carbonate sediments and organisms 4.
Its shell can be found further south, including the British Isles, as subfossil remains.
Subfossil remains like coproliths, fur and skin have been discovered in some quantities.
In addition, some goose-like birds are known from subfossil remains found on the Hawaiian Islands.
Subfossil wing-bones indicate it had reduced flight capabilities, a feature perhaps linked to seasonal fattening.
Throughout his career, he collected and studied Fennoscandian flora that included subfossil specimens and bryophytes.
Holocene subfossil fragments of Chironectes have been discovered in São Paulo, Brazil.
Surficial sediments from 32 Danish lakes were screened for subfossil chydorid ( Cladocera ) assemblages.
In addition, large subfossil tree trunks were sampled for tree-ring analysis.
At Ampasambazimba in central Madagascar, 20 species of subfossil lemur have been found.
A 2005 expedition found subfossil remains of dodos and other animals killed by a flash flood.
