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ichnology
ich·nol·o·gy I0013175 (ĭk-nŏl′ə-jē)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.] ich′no·log′i·cal (-nə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) adj.ich·nol′o·gist n.ichnology (ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ) n (Palaeontology) the study of trace fossils[C19: from Greek ikhnos footprint, track] ichnological adjichnologythe branch of paleontology that studies fossil footprints. Also called ichnolithology. — ichnological, adj.See also: FossilsTranslationsichnology
ichnology[ik′näl·ə·jē] (paleontology) The study of ichnofossils, especially fossil footprints. |