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Microfossil vs Macrofossil - What's the difference?

microfossil | macrofossil |

As nouns the difference between microfossil and macrofossil

is that microfossil is any microscopic fossil, such as that of a pollen grain while macrofossil is any fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.

microfossil

English

Noun

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

    • See also

    *mesofossil *micropaleontology

    macrofossil

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia macrofossil) (en noun)
  • Any fossil large enough to be examined without a microscope.