ich·nol·o·gy ( k-n l  -j )n. The branch of paleontology dealing with the study of fossilized footprints, tracks, burrows, or other traces as evidence of the activities of the organisms that produced them. [Greek ikhnos, footprint + -logy.] |
ichnology [ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ]
n
(Earth Sciences / Palaeontology) the study of trace fossils
[from Greek ikhnos footprint, track]
ichnological [ˌɪknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl] adj
ichnology
the branch of paleontology that studies fossil footprints. Also called ichnolithology. — ichnological, adj.
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