Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks.

(paleontology) A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.

(evolutionary theory) Any species discovered first as a fossil and believed extinct, but which is later found living; an organism that has remained unchanged over geological periods.

A ditch or moat. / (anatomy) Alternative form of fossa

(plural only) A dessert made of sliced bananas which are sautéed in rum, brown sugar, and banana liqueur. Served with ice cream and often flambéed at the table.

A child in foster care.

A formal system by which a child is cared for, in a foster family, by people other than its own parents, but without being adopted

plural of foster child

The collective record of biological development that is reflected in the fossilized remains of organisms through geological history. / The record of preserved evidence for a single species or taxon.

plural of fossil record