Confidence votes 283. Caspian Sea on the northern border, and the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman on the southern coast.
A specimen is a sample of something, like a specimen of blood or body tissue that is taken for medical testing. The noun specimen comes from the Latin word specere, meaning âto look.â Biologists collect specimens so they can get a better look at something to study it. The idea is that, with a good specimen, you can learn about an entire group: it's a good representation. That meaning is echoed in the slang use of specimen, a strong, healthy and attractive person.
A fossil is the preserved remains or trace of a plant or animal from the past. That's the simple answer to what is a fossil? Plants can be preserved with a carbon film on a piece of shale, an animal bone can be naturally replaced by minerals and preserved, or a footprint in the sand can harden into a fossil.