As nouns the difference between microfossil and alginite
is that microfossil is any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain while alginite is (petrology) a component of some types of kerogen, consisting of organic-walled marine microfossils.
microfossil
English
Noun
(
en noun)
any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain
See also
*mesofossil
*micropaleontology
alginite
English
Noun
(
wikipedia alginite)
(petrology) A component of some types of kerogen, consisting of organic-walled marine microfossils.
Hyponyms
* lamalginite
* telalginite