A trace fossil, also known as an ichnofossil ( /ˈɪknoʊfɒsɪl/; from Greek: ἴχνος ikhnos "trace, track"), is a fossil record of biological activity by lifeforms...

Trace fossils are classified in various ways for different purposes. Traces can be classified taxonomically (by morphology), ethologically (by behavior)...

A fossil (from Classical Latin fossilis, lit. 'obtained by digging') is any preserved remains, impression, or trace of any once-living thing from a past...

different types of fossil organisms while others study ecology and environmental history, such as ancient climates. Body fossils and trace fossils are the principal...

evaporates are usually associated with gastropod, algae, vertebrate, and trace fossils. Fossils are not to be found in areas of igneous rock (except in some beds...

unknown. Trace fossils consist mainly of tracks and burrows, but also include coprolites (fossil feces) and marks left by feeding. Trace fossils are particularly...

coprolith) is fossilized feces. Coprolites are classified as trace fossils as opposed to body fossils, as they give evidence for the animal's behaviour (in this...

Look up Trace, trace, traces, or tracing in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Trace may refer to: Trace (Son Volt album), 1995 Trace (Died Pretty album)...

chaotic nature of trace fossil classification, several ichnogenera hold names normally affiliated with animal body fossils or plant fossils. For example,...

were enigmatic tubular and frond-shaped, mostly sessile, organisms. Trace fossils of these organisms have been found worldwide, and represent the earliest...

fossil track or ichnite (Greek "ιχνιον" (ichnion) – a track, trace or footstep) is a fossilized footprint. This is a type of trace fossil. A fossil trackway...

Paleodictyon is a trace fossil, usually interpreted to be a burrow, which appears in the geologic marine record beginning in the Precambrian/Early Cambrian...

an English fossil collector, dealer, and palaeontologist. She became known internationally for her discoveries in Jurassic marine fossil beds in the...

fossils (also known as guide fossils or indicator fossils) are fossils used to define and identify geologic periods (or faunal stages). Index fossils...

Skolithos (formerly spelled Scolithus or Skolithus) is a common trace fossil ichnogenus that is, or was originally, an approximately vertical cylindrical...

The fossil trade is the purchase and sale of fossils. This is at times done illegally with stolen fossils, and important scientific specimens are lost...

The history of paleontology traces the history of the effort to understand the history of life on Earth by studying the fossil record left behind by living...

October 1998). "Triploblastic animals more than 1 billion years ago: trace fossil evidence from india". Science. 282 (5386): 80–83. Bibcode:1998Sci...282...

отложений Восточно-Европейской платформы" [Soft-bodied Metazoa and trace fossils of Vendian and Lower Cambrian: In Upper Precambrian and Cambrian Paleontology...

Chondrites is a trace fossil ichnogenus, preserved as small branching burrows of the same diameter that superficially resemble the roots of a plant. The...

stratigraphic units with indeterminate dinosaur fossils List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur trace fossils List of stratigraphic units with dinosaur tracks...

officially defined as the first appearance of a certain trace fossil, Treptichnus pedum. However, this fossil also appears in older rocks than the locality which...

Because burrow fossils represent the preserved byproducts of behavior rather than physical remains, they are considered a kind of trace fossil. One common...

an animal. As such, it is regarded as the earliest widespread complex trace fossil. Its earliest appearance, around 542 mya, which was contemporaneous with...

the section. Index fossils (also known as guide fossils, indicator fossils, or dating fossils) are the fossilized remains or traces of particular plants...

A transitional fossil is any fossilized remains of a life form that exhibits traits common to both an ancestral group and its derived descendant group...

Indian Springs Trace Fossil Natural Area is a 40-acre privately owned site on the Indian Springs Ranch in Fremont County, Colorado. It was designated a...

Fossil wood, also known as fossilized tree, is wood that is preserved in the fossil record. Over time the wood will usually be the part of a plant that...

παλαιός, palaios. Paleobotany includes the study of terrestrial plant fossils, as well as the study of prehistoric marine photoautotrophs, such as photosynthetic...

regurgitated by an animal, such as a owl pellet. They are bromalite trace fossils and can be subdivided into ichnotaxa. Regurgitaliths might provide useful...