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Categories: Index fossils, Biostratigraphy, Subfields of paleontology, Fossils, Stratigraphy

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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 WordNet 3.0

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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 WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Index fossils are fossils used to define and identify geologic periods. Wikipedia

Any ancient remains of a plant or animal that lived during a specific geological period and that can be used to date the containing rocks. Wiktionary

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