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Microfossil vs Hystrichosphere - What's the difference?

microfossil | hystrichosphere |

As nouns the difference between microfossil and hystrichosphere

is that microfossil is any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain while hystrichosphere is (fossilogy) a microfossil of a dinophyte cyst, having a spherical shape and thick walls.

microfossil

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain

    • See also

    *mesofossil *micropaleontology

    hystrichosphere

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (fossilogy) A microfossil of a dinophyte cyst, having a spherical shape and thick walls.