For every organism that leaves a fossil, many more die without leaving a trace. what do paleontologist do when they study fossils? They unearth the remains of entire organisms. Sometimes they reconstruct an extinct species from a few fossil bits, the look for anatomical differences and similarities between the fossil and the living organism. Name two techniques that paleontologist use to determine the age of fossils.
I feel that in usage, lyrical is the 'soft jazz' that is always done to sad, angsty, nostalgic or sweet songs. In usage, 'contemporary' usually means 'modern jazz' or 'new jazz' that is done to more of a variety of music.
The main difference is that folk music is a far more overarching term than country music.. Country music is a style of folk music, as is rap, Celtic music, bluegrass, Cajun music, old time, and the blues. Country music evolved out of the folk music tradition and continues to influence it in hindsight. However, much of contemporary country is far more relatable to pop music than to folk.