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Index Fossil

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Noun

1. guide fossil, index fossil

a fossil known to have lived in a particular geologic age that can be used to date the rock layer in which it is found

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Index Fossil

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noun
a fossil species that characterizes and is used to delimit a geological zone
. Also called: zone fossil

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Index Fossil

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any fossil of wide geographical distribution and a short range in time, used to correlate and date rock strata and their associated fossils

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Index Fossil

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n.
The fossil remains of an organism that lived in a particular geologic age, used to identify or date the rock or rock layer in which it is found. Also called guide fossil.

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