1. The remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
   "The palaeontologist carefully extracted the dinosaur fossil from the rock"
    
2. Someone whose style is out of fashion
   "He was seen as an old fossil for his outdated views on technology";
   - dodo, fogy, fogey [informal]
    
3. Anything extremely old, extinct, or outdated
   "That old computer is a fossil compared to modern laptops"

1. Characteristic of a fossil
   "Fossil remains of early hominids have been discovered in various parts of Africa"

Derived forms: fossils

Type of: golden ager [N. Amer, informal], old person, oldster [N. Amer, informal], remains, senior citizen

Encyclopedia: Fossil, Or