What is the term fossil

1.	What is the term fossil
Answer» fossil (from Classical Latin: fossilis, literally "obtained by digging") is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past geological age. \tFossils are preserved remains of living organisms from remote past.\tFossil mainly preserves only a portion of the dead organism (eg: skeleton, bone, teeth etc..)\tFossils may vary from microscopic (single bacterial cell) to dinosaurs.

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