mold fossil

English

Noun

mold fossil (plural mold fossils)

A fossil formed when sediment fills the inside or covers the outside of a dead organism and the organism's remains do not persist, leaving just the shape and texture of the rock to indicate the organic material that was there.

Translations

fossil of which only a mold persists

Finnish: kivettynyt muotti (fi)

See also

cast fossil

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