What's the difference between coquina and fossiliferous?

Coquina


Definition:

  • (n.) A soft, whitish, coral-like stone, formed of broken shells and corals, found in the southern United States, and used for roadbeds and for building material, as in the fort at St. Augustine, Florida.

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Fossiliferous


Definition:

  • (a.) Containing or composed of fossils.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) Isotopic determinations on a tuff below the fossiliferous horizon gives dates of 4.96 my and 5.25 my.
  • (2) Sediments in the Tugen Hills, west of Lake Baringo, Kenya, form one of the best fossiliferous successions known in Africa spanning the period from 14 my to less than 4 my.

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