English Explanatory Dictionary

ichnofamily

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any family known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.

Word forms

ichnofamily ichnofamilies

Etymology

From ichno- (“trace”) + family.

Related words

ichnogenus ichnospecies ichnotaxon ichnotaxonomy
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