Trace fossil

noun

Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.nounA 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.

Synonyms

ichnofossil fossilhood fossil fodinichnion technofossil fossility fossil car facies fossildom fossil word fossil fuel footing

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