ichnology
English
Middle Jurassic fossils of burrows produced by crustaceans present a typical object of study in ichnology .
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɪkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/
Noun
ichnology (countable and uncountable, plural ichnologies)
- (paleontology) A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology.
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