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FOSSILISED [5 records]

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Record 1 2022-07-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Gemmology
  • Jewellery
CONT

The toadstone, also known as bufonite(from Latin bufo, "toad"), is a mythical stone or gem that was believed historically to reside in the heads of toads.... Toadstones are in fact the button-like fossilised teeth of Lepidotes, an extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods...

Key term(s)
  • toad stone

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gemmologie
  • Joaillerie et bijouterie
DEF

Pierre provenant de la pétrification des dents fossiles du loup de mer.

Spanish

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Record 2 2012-01-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

The fossilised remains of an organism.

CONT

The most common body fossils found are from the hard parts of the body, including bones, claws and teeth. More rarely, fossils have been found of softer body tissues.

OBS

As opposed to trace fossil [which is] the fossil produced by the activity of an animal such as footprints or coprolites.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Fossile dont la microstructure est préservée dans la composition originelle, ou épigénisée.

OBS

Les fossiles corporels comprennent les fossiles à corps dur (ou à squelette minéralisé) et les fossiles à corps mou.

Spanish

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Record 3 2010-04-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

Referring to an animal or plant that has become a fossil.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Qui a subi une fossilisation.

OBS

fossilisation : Ensemble des processus de conservation des objets ou leur empreinte dans un sédiment.

Spanish

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Record 4 2009-11-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Hydrology and Hydrography
CONT

The water it receives comes from snowpack from nearby mountains that melted anywhere from 8,000 to 12,000 years ago. It takes that long to filter into the aquifers and back out onto the wetlands. It’s called "fossilized water."

CONT

It is interesting that we start this discussion with some speculation about artesian bores that could be 30 000 years old or one million years old. In fact, we are talking about fossilised water, which is similar to fossil fuels in that it comes from prehistoric natural endowments that have been trapped in the earth's surface.

OBS

fossilized brine: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Hydrologie et hydrographie
PHR

Eau fossilisée dans les minéraux.

Spanish

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Record 5 1976-06-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie

Spanish

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