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... fossil types and detail 7 : 574c preservation in shales 16 : 637e fossil plants , remains of vegetation_pre- served in the rocks and sediments of the Earth . The study of fossil plants is known as paleobotany . The oldest known fossils ...
... fossil types and detail 7 : 574c preservation in shales 16 : 637e fossil plants , remains of vegetation_pre- served in the rocks and sediments of the Earth . The study of fossil plants is known as paleobotany . The oldest known fossils ...
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... fossil ; faunal succession , law of ; fossil insect ; fossil inverte- brates ; fossilization ; fossil plants ; fossil tracks , trails , and burrows ; fossil vertebrates ; index fossils ; insectivores , fossil ; lemurs , fossil ; mar- ...
... fossil ; faunal succession , law of ; fossil insect ; fossil inverte- brates ; fossilization ; fossil plants ; fossil tracks , trails , and burrows ; fossil vertebrates ; index fossils ; insectivores , fossil ; lemurs , fossil ; mar- ...
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... fossil occurrence , illus . 3 17 : 721 fossil preservation in shales 16 : 637f fossils , characteristics , and eras 7 : 567b ; illus . Lower Paleozoic occurrence and index fossils 13 : 917g ; tables 919 Ordovician fossil record ...
... fossil occurrence , illus . 3 17 : 721 fossil preservation in shales 16 : 637f fossils , characteristics , and eras 7 : 567b ; illus . Lower Paleozoic occurrence and index fossils 13 : 917g ; tables 919 Ordovician fossil record ...
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