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acritarch.

Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.

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noun/ˈækɹɪtɑː(ɹ)k/
  1. Any small, non-acid-soluble (i.e. non-carbonate, non-siliceous) organic fossil that cannot be classified.

Where this word comes from

From Ancient Greek ἄκριτος (ákritos, “doubtful, indistinguishable”) + ἀρχή (arkhḗ, “beginning, origin”).

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