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HARD BODIED FOSSIL [1 record]

Record 1 2006-11-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
CONT

The trilobite is a hard body fossil of a type of invertebrate animal that was previously common in Illinois.

OBS

As opposed to "soft-bodied (or soft-body) fossil."

Key term(s)
  • hard-body fossil
  • hard bodied fossil

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
CONT

Les recherches antérieures, infructueuses, semblaient indiquer qu'avant l'apparition de fossiles à squelette minéralisé conservé (coquilles, spicules, sclérites, etc.) de la base du Cambrien, les autres organismes étaient absents ou non conservés dans les archives fossiles.

OBS

S'oppose à «fossile à corps mou».

Spanish

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