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femur (pl. femora) thigh bone

fibula (pl. fibulae) smaller of two lower leg bones (with tibia)

flowstone stalagmite or stalactite

foramen magnum hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal column and associated nerves and muscles pass to join the head

foraminifera skeletons of shelled protozoa, also called forams

formation stratigraphic unit comprising several members

formation processes the processes that have affected the survival of materials from the past, and the formation of the archaeological record

forum (pl. fora) Roman marketplace and city center, equivalent to the Greek agora

frontal bone forehead


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