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

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

• MagnoliaRelated: Fossil flowers and pollen help place magnolia relatives in deep time.

• 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.

• VaranidaeRelated: Fossils provide evidence for extinct monitor relatives and the family's changing range.

• Homo rudolfensisRelated: The species is known chiefly through fossilized bones and teeth.

• OxyaenidaeRelated: Fossil teeth and skeletal remains provide the primary evidence for oxyaenids.

• 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.

• History of lifeRelated: Fossils preserve direct evidence of organisms and their activities across geological time.

• IguanidaeRelated: Fossils help establish the antiquity and former distribution of iguanid lineages.

• LiopleurodonRelated: Fragmentary Liopleurodon fossils limit confidence about its full anatomy and maximum size.

• 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.

• AmphicyonidaeRelated: Fossil remains provide the anatomical evidence used to recognize and study amphicyonids.

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

• Ardipithecus kadabbaRelated: Kadabba is known through a small, fragmentary fossil sample.

• Crystal Palace DinosaursRelated: Fossil bones supplied the evidence Hawkins and Owen used to reconstruct bodies.

• 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.

• GigantopithecusRelated: Teeth and jaw fragments are the principal fossils documenting Gigantopithecus.

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

• The Carnival of the AnimalsBroader topic: Its xylophone and musical quotations turn the movement into a joke about ancient relics.

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

• Cave hyenaRelated: Fossil bones provide the main evidence for cave hyena anatomy and range.

• 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.

• MawsoniaRelated: Mawsonia is known chiefly through fossil remains preserved in sedimentary rocks.

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

• MetriorhynchidaeRelated: Metriorhynchid anatomy and diversity are known through fossil remains.

• 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.

• ShonisaurusRelated: Fossils provide the evidence for Shonisaurus’s size, anatomy, and distribution.

• 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.