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The Fossil Record 1980–1987 is a compilation album by Birdsongs of the Mesozoic, released in 1993 by Cuneiform Records. It comprises unreleased tracks from the band's early years.
Track listing
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| 1. | "Sound Valentine" | Roger Miller | 3:16 | 
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| 2. | "Pulse Piece" | Roger Miller | 3:07 | 
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| 3. | "The Transformation of Oz" | Roger Miller | 2:21 | 
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| 4. | "Tyronglaea" | Roger Miller | 2:44 | 
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| 5. | "Chên/The Arousing" | Roger Miller | 1:56 | 
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| 6. | "Sombre Reptiles" | Brian Eno | 3:08 | 
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| 7. | "Laramide Revolution" | Roger Miller | 5:33 | 
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| 8. | "Out of Limits" | Michael Z. Gordon | 2:34 | 
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| 9. | "Bill the Brontosaurus" | Erik Lindgren | 4:11 | 
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| 10. | "Carbon 14" | Roger Miller | 4:40 | 
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| 11. | "Modern Warfare" | Erik Lindgren | 3:45 | 
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| 12. | "March" | Rick Scott | 2:22 | 
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| 13. | "Lqabblil Insanya" | Roger Miller | 4:36 | 
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| 14. | "Slo-Boy" | Erik Lindgren | 3:48 | 
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| 15. | "To a Random" | Erik Lindgren, Roger Miller, Rick Scott, Martin Swope | 23:19 | 
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| 16. | "Studio Talk" |   | 1:37 | 
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Release history
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Catalog
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| United States
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1993
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Cuneiform
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CD
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Rune 55
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