mātātoka
1. (noun) fossil.
Ko ngā hāraunga, ko ngā wheua, ko ngā toenga para rānei o tētahi rauropi o neherā, kāore i popo, engari kua mau ki ngā toka o Papatūānuku. Koia nei ngā mātātoka (RP 2009:280). / The impressions, prints, bones or remains of living things from long ago that have not decayed, but have been preserved in the rocks of the Earth. These are fossils.
2. (noun) fossil.
