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Fossil
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I. fos·sil [ˈfɒsəl, Am ˈfɑ:-] N
1. fossil GEOL:
fossil
Fossil nt <-s, -si̱·li·en>
2. fossil pej inf (person):
fossil
Fossil nt <-s, -si̱·li·en>
an old fossil
II. fos·sil [ˈfɒsəl, Am ˈfɑ:-] ADJ attr, inv
fossil
fos·sil ˈfuel N
fossil fuel
OpenDict entry
fossil word N
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German
English
English
fossil
a[n old] fossil inf
fossil resource
fossil resource
fossil intermediary [ˌɪntəˈmiːdiəri] N
transitional fossil [trænˈzɪʃnəl] N
fossil remains
fossil remains
living fossil N
living fossil
fossil fuel burning
fossil fuel burning
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Under this definition the carbon emissions generated from on-site or off-site fossil fuel use are balanced by the amount of on-site renewable energy production.
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In contrast, steam reforming usually or always uses a fossil fuel to obtain hydrogen.
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This study claimed that the country could meet all its electricity needs by 2030 without the requirement for either nuclear or fossil fuel powered installations.
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The availability of biodiesel around the world is increasing, although still tiny compared to conventional fossil fuel sources.
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It is a fossil fuel that uses algae as its source of natural deposits.
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It allows even the smallest amounts of DNA, even if they come from very old tissue samples or from well preserved fossils, to be multiplied a million times over.
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www.bgbm.org
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Damit können selbst geringste Mengen DNA, auch wenn sie aus sehr alten Gewebeproben oder aus gut erhaltenen Fossilien stammen, künstlich millionenfach vervielfältigt werden.
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Besides a number of special tours were also micropalaeontological treasures under the microscope to admire (Tübingen Microscopic Association) as well as a preparation workshop for independent uncovering of fossils (Stuttgart minerals and fossils friends eV).
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www.paleo.uni-tuebingen.de
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Neben einer Reihe an Sonderführungen gab es auch mikropaläontologische Kostbarkeiten unter dem Mikroskop zu bewundern (Tübinger Mikroskopische Vereinigung) sowie eine Präparationswerkstatt zum selbständigen Freilegen von Fossilien (der Stuttgarter Mineralien- und Fossilienfreunde e. V.).
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The fossils had lain buried in sedimentary beds in Australia for approximately 16 million years when Matzke-Karasz and her colleagues used state-of-the-art technology to examine them.
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www.uni-muenchen.de
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Die Fossilien lagen etwa 16 Millionen Jahre im australischen Sediment, bevor Matzke-Karasz sie zusammen mit Kollegen mit modernsten technischen Mitteln untersuchte:
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Fossil material from Patagonia representing a new abelisaurid species has now thrown light on their early evolution.
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www.uni-muenchen.de
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„Ihr Ursprung aber lag überwiegend im Dunkeln.“ Das Fossil eines neuen Abelisauriden aus Patagonien, lieferte hier nun wichtige Erkenntnisse:
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Some of the oldest fossils from the oral cavities of eel-like early vertebrates, resemble cones, which is why they were named ‘conodonts’ (conic teeth).
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www.natfak.uni-erlangen.de
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Einige der ältesten Fossilien aus dem Mundbereich der aalähnlichen frühen Wirbeltiere erinnern an Kegel, weshalb sie den Namen „Conodonten“ (Kegelzahn) erhielten.
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