| English | Chinese |
| fossil bacteria | 化石细菌 (bacteria fossiles) |
| fossil botany | 化石植物学 (fossilibotanica) |
| fossil fauna | 化石动物区系 (fauna fossilis) |
| fossil-fuelled power plant | 烧矿石燃料动力厂 |
| fossil laterite | 古砖红壤｛土壤｝ |
| fossil plain | 化石平原 |
| fossil plant | 化石植物 (planta fossilis) |
| fossil pollen grain | 化石花粉粒 (granum pollinis fossilis) |
| fossil swamp | 古沼泽 |
| fossil terra rossa | 古红色石灰土 ｛土壤｝ |
| fossil wood | 化石木 (lignum fossile) |
| living fossil | 活化石 (fossillaviva) |