[Fester Chugabrew]

Is that jigsaw puzzle an accurate depiction of the issue at hand? I mean, I've never seen fossils cut that way.

[general_re]

met·a·phor    ( P )  Pronunciation Key  (mt-fôr, -fr)
n.

1. A figure of speech in which a word or phrase that ordinarily designates one thing is used to designate another, thus making an implicit comparison, as in “a sea of troubles” or “All the world's a stage” (Shakespeare).
2. One thing conceived as representing another; a symbol: “Hollywood has always been an irresistible, prefabricated metaphor for the crass, the materialistic, the shallow, and the craven” (Neal Gabler).