{"id":5291,"date":"2026-04-29T16:43:54","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:43:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/glossary\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T16:43:54","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:43:54","slug":"glossary","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/","title":{"rendered":"Glossary"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cm-glossary\"><div class=\"glossary-container\"><input type=\"hidden\" class=\"cmtt-attribute-field\" name=\"glossary_index_style\" value=\"classic\"><div id=\"glossaryList-nav\" class=\"listNav\" role=\"tablist\"><\/div><ul class=\"glossaryList\" role=\"tablist\" id=\"glossaryList\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTermSet\"><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/biomineralizzazione\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Biomineralization<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/biostratigrafia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Biostratigraphy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/convergenza-evolutiva\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Evolutionary convergence<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/cronostratigrafia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Chronostratygraphy<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/datazione\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Dating<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/digitigrado\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Digitigrade<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/endemismo\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Endemism<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/estinzione\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Estinzione<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/exaptation\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Exaptation<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/filogenesi\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Phylogeny<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/lagerstatte\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Lagerst&auml;tte<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/lectotipo\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Lectotype<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/macroevoluzione\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Macroevolution<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/olotipo\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Holotype<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/ontogenesi\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Ontogeny<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/osteoderma\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Osteoderm<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/pachiostosi\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Pachiostosi<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleoantropologia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Palaeoanthropology<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleobiogeografia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Paleobiogeografia<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleobotanica\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Paleobotanica<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleoceanografia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Palaeoceanography<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleoclimatologia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Palaeoclimatology<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleoecologia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Palaeoecology<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleogenomica\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span itemprop=\"name\">Paleogenomics<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/DefinedTerm\"><a href=\"https:\/\/fossiliregionali.it\/en\/glossary\/paleoicnologia\/\" role=\"term\" class=\"glossaryLink glossary-link-title\" style=\"\" itemprop=\"url\"><span 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