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The 156 pages that link to Fossil, each with the reason it gives.

• Fossil recordNarrower topic: The fossil record is the accumulated set of fossils preserved across geological strata.

• BiostratigraphyNarrower topic: Fossils provide the biological evidence on which biostratigraphic divisions are based.

• PaleoanthropologyNarrower topic: Fossils preserve the anatomy that paleoanthropologists use to trace human evolutionary change.

• PaleoecologyNarrower topic: Fossils provide direct evidence of organisms in past environments.

• PaleobiologyNarrower topic: Fossils are paleobiology’s primary direct evidence of ancient life.

• Pleistocene megafaunaNarrower topic: Fossils provide the direct evidence for megafaunal anatomy and distribution.

• Australopithecus afarensisNarrower topic: The species is known primarily through its fossilized bones and footprints.

• Homo habilisNarrower topic: The species is reconstructed from incomplete fossil remains rather than direct observation.

• Dinosaur paleontologyNarrower topic: Dinosaur research begins with the preserved remains and traces that supply its evidence.

• Dinosaur locomotionNarrower topic: Locomotion studies depend on fossils as the primary evidence for extinct bodies.

• Ediacaran biotaNarrower topic: Most knowledge of the biota comes from fossil impressions and traces.

• Vertebrate paleontologyNarrower topic: Fossils provide the primary evidence studied in vertebrate paleontology.

• ConfuciusornisNarrower topic: Confuciusornis is known from fossils that preserve unusually detailed skeletal and feather evidence.

• Evolution of birdsNarrower topic: Fossils provide the anatomical record from which early bird evolution is inferred.

• Fossil calibrationNarrower topic: A fossil can provide the evidence used to set a divergence-time bound.

• Index fossilNarrower topic: Index fossils are preserved biological evidence used to date rocks.

• Homo heidelbergensisNarrower topic: The species is known primarily through fossil bones and teeth.

• VelociraptorNarrower topic: Velociraptor's anatomy and behavior are known chiefly from fossil evidence.

• Fossil collectingNarrower topic: Fossils are the objects that collecting seeks to recover and keep.

• BasilosaurusNarrower topic: Fossil bones are the primary evidence used to reconstruct Basilosaurus.

• RosalesNarrower topic: Fossil evidence helps date the diversification of Rosales lineages.

• Saber-toothed catNarrower topic: Knowledge of extinct saber-toothed cats depends chiefly on fossil evidence.

• Vertebrate evolutionNarrower topic: Fossils provide the direct record used to reconstruct extinct vertebrate forms.

• Paris BasinNarrower topic: Fossils in the basin’s sedimentary layers record changing environments and communities.

• BeetleNarrower topic: Fossilized beetles provide direct evidence of their antiquity and past habitats.

• Fossil preparationNarrower topic: The fossil’s material and preservation state determine how it can be exposed and stabilized.

• Java ManNarrower topic: Java Man is known through fossilized bones recovered from ancient deposits.

• PaleoenvironmentNarrower topic: Fossils identify past life and can indicate the conditions it inhabited.

• PlacodermNarrower topic: Placoderm anatomy and history are known chiefly from fossil remains.

• Evolution of the horseNarrower topic: Fossils provide the principal evidence for extinct horse forms and their sequence.

• SahelanthropusNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossils whose incompleteness limits anatomical conclusions.

• Sauropod locomotionNarrower topic: Bones and trackways provide the primary evidence for sauropod movement.

• PalaeotheriumNarrower topic: Palaeotherium's known anatomy and diversity depend on fossil evidence.

• TapirNarrower topic: Fossils reveal tapir relatives and ranges absent from the modern world.

• AiluridaeNarrower topic: Fossils provide the anatomical evidence used to identify extinct family members.

• HesperornisNarrower topic: Knowledge of Hesperornis depends on interpreting preserved bones and teeth.

• MesosaurusNarrower topic: Mesosaurus is known chiefly through fossils preserved in sedimentary rocks.

• SarcosuchusNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossil bones and teeth recovered from sedimentary rocks.

• SassafrasNarrower topic: Fossil leaves attributed to sassafras document a much wider past range.

• AndrewsarchusNarrower topic: The genus is known chiefly through fossil evidence rather than a complete skeleton.

• Davidson BlackNarrower topic: Black’s conclusions depended on interpreting a fossil tooth and later skeletal remains.

• DorudonNarrower topic: Fossil skeletons are the direct evidence for Dorudon's form and distribution.

• MeganeuraNarrower topic: Incomplete fossils limit certainty about Meganeura’s anatomy and exact dimensions.

• ThylacoleoNarrower topic: Thylacoleo’s anatomy and distribution are reconstructed from fossil evidence.

• CephalaspisNarrower topic: Cephalaspis is known through fossilized armor and associated skeletal remains.

• DryopithecusNarrower topic: Most claims about Dryopithecus depend on interpreting incomplete fossil remains.

• EuparkeriaNarrower topic: The genus is known from fossil bones rather than living observations.

• GastornisNarrower topic: Gastornis is known through fossil bones and eggshell, not living observations.

• JaekelopterusNarrower topic: Jaekelopterus is known through fossil material, including isolated appendage fragments.

• KoolasuchusNarrower topic: The genus is established from fossil bones rather than living observations.