fossiliferous

[ fos-uh-lif-er-uh s ]

/ ˌfɒs əˈlɪf ər əs /

bearing or containing fossils, as rocks or strata.

Origin of fossiliferous

First recorded in 1840–50; fossil + -i- + -ferous

non·fos·sil·if·er·ous, adjective un·fos·sil·if·er·ous, adjective

The fossiliferous beds occur a few hundred yards below the dwelling-house of Rose Farm.

The Cruise of the Betsey |Hugh Miller
This fossil-bearing set of strata he first styled the “fossiliferous greywacke series,” changing it in 1835 to “Silurian system.”

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 |Various
They traverse all kinds of rocks, both hypogene and fossiliferous, and extend downwards to indefinite or unknown depths.

A Manual of Elementary Geology |Charles Lyell.
To the south of the Downs there is a narrow valley formed by the Gault, a fossiliferous blue clay.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 15, Slice 7 |Various

To the geologist the fossiliferous limestones and the metamorphic rocks are alike of interest.

The Sunny Side of Ireland |John O'Mahony and R. Lloyd Praeger

fossiliferous

/ (ˌfɒsɪˈlɪfərəs) /

(of sedimentary rocks) containing fossils