English Explanatory Dictionary

trace fossil

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  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.

Word forms

trace fossil trace fossils

Synonyms

ichnofossil
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