noun
- remains of organisms that are not fully fossilized, typically from the recent geological past
Usage: scientific; paleontology
Examples
- The cave contained subfossils of extinct birds from the last ice age.
- Researchers studied subfossils to understand recent climate changes.
- These subfossils still retain some organic material unlike true fossils.
- The peat bog preserved subfossils of ancient plants.
- Subfossils provide evidence of species that lived thousands of years ago.
- The team collected subfossils from the archaeological site.