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Synonyms for ichnofossil

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trace fossil

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Noun

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A trace fossil; a fossil record that preserves some activity of an organism, but no part of the organism itself.

    For example, an ichnofossil might be the preserved track an animal, or its burrow.

Forms

Plural
ichnofossils

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