Is it legal to start the game with a fossil in play?
I had always been told it wasn't legal, because technically it's a trainer card, but some posts I've seen on the forums lately have questioned that in my mind.
yeah it's legal to start with it. notice though if you go first and start with whatever (say a pikachu) then you can't put a fossil down until it's your next turn as your not allowed to play trainers/supporters/stadiums on your first turn.