ichnofossil

English

Etymology

From ichno- +‎ fossil.

Noun

ichnofossil (plural ichnofossils)

  1. (paleontology) A trace fossil, such as that of an animal's track or burrow.
    • 2017, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian, 22 March:
      Changes in the preservational environment in the thousands or millions of years between the creation of each set of prints results in these different forms of ichnofossil.
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