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

• MegalodonNarrower topic: Megalodon is known chiefly through fossil teeth and occasional vertebrae.

• MoeritheriumNarrower topic: Moeritherium’s anatomy is reconstructed from fossil bones and teeth.

• Nicolas StenoNarrower topic: Fossils prompted Steno to explain how once-living objects could become embedded in solid rock.

• NothosaurusNarrower topic: Fossils are the direct evidence on which Nothosaurus's anatomy and history are based.

• Old World porcupineNarrower topic: Fossil porcupines help trace the family’s changing distribution.

• ProterosuchusNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossil remains rather than direct observations of the living animal.

• PurgatoriusNarrower topic: Purgatorius is known from fragmentary fossil teeth and ankle bones.

• SivatheriumNarrower topic: Incomplete fossil material limits certainty about Sivatherium’s anatomy and species boundaries.

• ToxodonNarrower topic: Toxodon’s anatomy and distribution are known chiefly from fossil remains.

• TriadobatrachusNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossilized skeletal remains rather than living observations.

• XiphactinusNarrower topic: Xiphactinus is known through fossilized bones and rare gut contents.

• Alexandre BrongniartNarrower topic: Fossils let Brongniart and Cuvier distinguish strata by the organisms preserved within them.

• AnthracotheriumNarrower topic: Fossils are the evidence used to establish the genus's anatomy, distribution, and age.

• ArizonasaurusNarrower topic: The genus is known from preserved skeletal material rather than a complete skeleton.

• BennettitalesNarrower topic: Fragmentary preservation often separates Bennettitalean leaves from their reproductive organs.

• ChampsosaurusNarrower topic: Champsosaurus is known through fossil bones, including substantial skeletal material.

• DiplocaulusNarrower topic: Diplocaulus’s anatomy and lifestyle are inferred from fossilized bones and their geological context.

• ElasmotheriumNarrower topic: Elasmotherium is reconstructed chiefly from fossilized skeletal remains.

• LeaellynasauraNarrower topic: The animal is known through fossil remains rather than complete skeletons.

• LeedsichthysNarrower topic: Leedsichthys is known mainly from incomplete fossil bones rather than whole skeletons.

• MegarachneNarrower topic: Megarachne is known through fossil material rather than living specimens.

• NotostracaNarrower topic: Notostracan fossils provide evidence for the order’s deep history beyond living species.

• PareiasauriaNarrower topic: The group's anatomy and geographic range are known chiefly from fossil remains.

• PhorusrhacosNarrower topic: Phorusrhacos is known chiefly from fossilized skeletal remains.

• SimosuchusNarrower topic: Simosuchus is known through fossil remains rather than direct observation.

• ThalattosauriaNarrower topic: Most knowledge of thalattosaur diversity depends on fragmentary and unevenly preserved fossils.

• TherizinosaurusNarrower topic: The known anatomy of Therizinosaurus comes from incomplete fossil remains.

• TodyNarrower topic: Fossils provide evidence about tody evolution beyond living species.

• TurritellidaeNarrower topic: Turritellid shells are common fossils in many marine sedimentary deposits.

• ArandaspisNarrower topic: Arandaspis's anatomy is reconstructed from preserved skeletal material.

• BoverisuchusNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossil remains rather than living populations.

• CeratogaulusNarrower topic: Ceratogaulus is known through fossil remains rather than living populations.

• CervalcesNarrower topic: Fragmentary fossil evidence constrains comparisons among Cervalces species.

• DallasaurusNarrower topic: Dallasaurus is known from preserved skeletal remains.

• DsungaripterusNarrower topic: Fossils provide the evidence for identifying and reconstructing this extinct genus.

• Earliest known life formsNarrower topic: The earliest evidence may be body fossils, chemical traces, or structures left by organisms.

• HelicoprionNarrower topic: The genus is known principally through fossilized tooth whorls.

• HybodontiformesNarrower topic: Their fossil record is dominated by durable teeth and fin spines rather than complete skeletons.

• LophiodonNarrower topic: Lophiodon’s anatomy and distribution are reconstructed from fossil evidence.

• MamenchisauridaeNarrower topic: Many proposed family members are known from incomplete fossil material.

• Moa-naloNarrower topic: Subfossil bones provide the primary evidence for moa-nalo diversity and anatomy.

• Møns KlintNarrower topic: Fossils in the chalk preserve evidence of the marine life that lived when it formed.

• OrnithocheirusNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossils rather than complete skeletons.

• Panthera spelaeaNarrower topic: Bones and teeth provide most direct evidence about the cave lion.

• Penghu 1Narrower topic: The mandible is the surviving evidence for this ancient human population.

• PlatypterygiusNarrower topic: Platypterygius is reconstructed from fossilized bones and associated remains.

• ProlibytheriumNarrower topic: Fossilized remains provide the direct evidence for Prolibytherium's anatomy and existence.

• ScleromochlusNarrower topic: Scleromochlus is known from incomplete fossil material rather than a complete skeleton.

• SharovipteryxNarrower topic: Its anatomy is known from fossil material rather than observed behavior.

• StupendemysNarrower topic: The genus is known through fossil shells and skeletal remains.