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Definition of fossil. 1  1 : a remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust â compare living fossil. 2  2a : a person whose views are outmoded : fogyb : something (such as a theory) that has become rigidly fixed.
There is a misconception that fossils are just a bunch of bones that make up an old dinosaur model, but there are many other aspects to be considered when defining a fossil. The most general definition of fossils refers to the remains of an ancient organism or the traces of activity of such an organism.here are two types of fossils-the body fossils and the trace fossils. Body fossils include preserved remains of an organism (i.e. freezing, drying, petrification, permineralization, bacteria and algea).