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Fossil record is a term used to refer to the collective group of all fossils already discovered by scientists. Scientists can sometimes understand a certain fossil better if they view it in light of the whole fossil record, instead of just as an isolated object. Very few things are actually fossilized after death, so each fossil we discover is a rare glimpse into the past.
