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fossiliferous

[ fos-uh-lif-er-uhs ]

adjective

  1. bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata.


fossiliferous

/ ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs /

adjective

  1. (of sedimentary rocks) containing fossils
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • nonfos·sil·ifer·ous adjective
  • unfos·sil·ifer·ous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fossiliferous1

First recorded in 1840–50; fossil + -i- + -ferous
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Example Sentences

Nonetheless, my grandfather built walls, arches and other stone structures using the fossiliferous limestone that is abundant in Cincinnati.

“Some of the most fossiliferous areas were neglected and are no longer considered part of the monument,” he says.

Earlier this month, I packed up my gear and headed west for the fossiliferous desert of central Nevada.

From Nature

Peregocetus is another such creature, standing in our fossiliferous imagination with its hind feet on the land and front paws in the water.

He refused to accept Louis Agassiz’s idea of ice ages–"the refrigeration of the globe," as he dismissively termed it–and was confident that mammals "would be found in the oldest fossiliferous beds."

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