fossilism

Noun

 * 1) The science or state of fossils.
 * 2) * April 1797,, letter to Mr. Cottle
 * I would be a tolerable Mathematician, I would thoroughly know Mechanics, Hydrostatics, Optics, and Astronomy, Botany, Metallurgy, Fossilism, Chemistry, Geology, Anatomy, Medicine
 * 1) The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
 * 2) A policy of reliance on fossil fuels.