adjective
- containing or bearing fossils
Usage: geological
Examples
- The fossiliferous limestone contained numerous ancient marine creatures.
- Geologists discovered a fossiliferous rock formation in the canyon.
- The fossiliferous sediments revealed evidence of prehistoric life.
- This fossiliferous layer dates back millions of years.
- The museum displayed specimens from fossiliferous deposits around the world.
- Paleontologists carefully excavated the fossiliferous shale.