Macrofossil
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Macrofossils, also known as megafossils, are preserved organic remains large enough to be visible without a microscope.[1] The term macrofossil stands in opposition to the term microfossil. Microfossils, by contrast, require substantial magnification for evaluation by fossil-hunters or professional paleontologists. As a result, most fossils observed in the field and most "museum-quality" specimens are macrofossils.
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Eocene fossil fish Priscacara liops from the Green River Formation of Utah. -
Rudist bivalves from the Cretaceous of the Omani Mountains, United Arab Emirates. Scale bar is 10 mm. -
The enigmatic Ediacaran lifeform known as Palaeopascichnus is known as a Macrofossil.
References
- ^ "Macrofossil". Merriam Webster. Retrieved 4 March 2017.