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trace fossil en · NOUN

Meanings

  1. A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.

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Synonyms

ichnofossil

Translations (3)

sv spårfossil (a geological record of an organism's activity, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself) · pt icnofóssil (a geological record of an organism's activity, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself) · es icnofósil (a geological record of an organism's activity, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself)