Doubtless ecclesiastical philosophy and theology was then more than ever painfully fossilized, and altogether lifeless and out of sympathy with the spirit of the age.
"The Faith of the Millions (2nd series)"
George Tyrrell
The staid, fossilized class of society were shocked, the good Mussulmans were alarmed, and the Government forced into action.
"The Reconciliation of Races and Religions"
Thomas Kelly Cheyne
How long ago that was can not be known, unfortunately, since no data are at hand; however, the bones are in a nearly fossilized condition, which allows the conclusion that they were deposited long ago.
"The Former Philippines thru Foreign Eyes"
Tomás de Comyn Fedor Jagor Rudolf Ludwig Carl Virchow Charles Wilkes