Fossiliferous

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fossiliferous \Fos`sil*if"er*ous\, a. [Fossil + -ferous.]
     (Paleon.)
     Containing or composed of fossils.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  fossiliferous
       adj : bearing or containing fossils; "fossiliferous strata"