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Pseudofossil — Pseudofossils are inorganic objects, markings, or impressions that might be mistaken for fossils. Pseudofossils may be misleading, as some types of mineral deposits can mimic lifeforms by forming what appear to be highly detailed or organized… … Wikipedia
Manganese — Not to be confused with Magnesium. This article is about the chemical element. For the ghost town, see Manganese, Minnesota. For the steamship, see SS Manganese. chromium ← manganese → iron ↑ Mn ↓ Tc … Wikipedia
Eozoon canadense — Eozoön canadense (literally, dawn animal of Canada ) is a pseudofossil.John William Dawson (1865) described the banded structures of coarsely crystalline calcite and serpentine as a gigantic Foraminifera, making it the oldest known fossil. It was … Wikipedia
Dubiofossil — The term dubiofossil is a portmanteau word used in geology and paleontology for a problematic structure that looks like a fossil, but whose biologic origin is uncertain. (From Latin dubius, + fossil). It has been mainly used for remains found in… … Wikipedia
Petrosomatoglyph — This footprint carved into the rock on Dunadd, in Argyll, is linked to the crowning of the Scots kings of Dál Riata. A petrosomatoglyph is an image of parts of a human or animal body incised in rock. Many were created by Celtic peoples, such as… … Wikipedia
ψευδοαπολίθωμα — το, Ν (παλαιοντ.) αντικείμενο, δομή ή ορυκτό, ανόργανης προέλευσης που μοιάζει με απολίθωμα ή θεωρείται, εσφαλμένα, ως τέτοιο. [ΕΤΥΜΟΛ. Νόθο αντιδάνειο σύνθετο, πρβλ. αγγλ. pseudofossil] … Dictionary of Greek
