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ichnofossil

/ˈɪknəʊˌfɒsəl/ UK

noun ichnofossils

A trace fossil; a fossil record that preserves some activity of an organism, but no part of the organism itself. For example, an ichnofossil might be the preserved track an animal, or its burrow.

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@misc{ichnofossil_2026,
  title = {ichnofossil},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ichnofossil},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}