Would you like to challenge the British Geological Survey on their definition of a fossil? "Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodie

Would you like to challenge the British Geological Survey on their definition of a fossil? "Fossils are the preserved remains of plants and animals whose bodies were buried in sediments, such as sand and mud, under ancient seas, lakes and rivers."[0] Or the Natural History Museum: "A fossil is physical evidence of a prehistoric plant or animal. This may be their preserved remains or other traces, such as marks they made in the ground while they were alive."[1] [0]: https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/fossils-and-geological-time/fossils/ https://www.bgs.ac.uk/discovering-geology/fossils-and-geolog... [1]: A fossil is physical evidence of a prehistoric plant or animal. This may be their preserved remains or other traces, such as marks they made in the ground while they were alive.