Fossilie
dieNounfossil
English translations
- 01
fossil
Word details
- German meaning
- Ein versteinerter Überrest eines Lebewesens aus vergangenen Erdzeitaltern.
- English meaning
- Fossil
- Synonym
- Versteinerung
- German example
- Das Museum zeigt eine beeindruckende Sammlung von Fossilien.
- English example
- The museum displays an impressive collection of fossils.
- Type
- Noun
- Article
- die
- Singular Form
- die Fossilie
- Plural Form
- die Fossilien
Related words
- Vormensch
Prehuman refers to an earlier stage of human development, often in reference to extinct hominids.
- Frühmensch
Early human
- paläozoisch
Paleozoic
- Paläontologie
Paleontology
- vorzeitlich
Prehistoric
- kretazisch
Cretaceous
- urzeitlich
Primeval
- Neanderthaler
Neanderthal
- Fossillagerstätte
Fossil site
- mineralisieren
Mineralize
- biostratigrafisch
Biostratigraphic refers to the assignment of rock layers to specific time intervals based on the fossils they contain.
- biostratigraphisch
Biostratigraphic means relating to the division and dating of rock layers using fossils.
- Fossil
Fossil
- Neandertaler
Neanderthal
- Versteinerung
Petrification
- Paläanthropologie
Paleoanthropology
- Sedimentschicht
Sedimentary layer
- Paläontologe
Paleontologist
Example sentences with “Fossilie”
Wir haben eine seltene Fossilie gefunden. (We found a rare fossil.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'Fossilie' or 'Fossil' more common?
'Fossil' is more common, but 'Fossilie' is also correct.