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Vinony

paleoichnology

noun

  1. study of fossil footprints and traces
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noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Ancient Greek πᾰλαιός (pălaiós)der. English paleo- English ichnology English paleoichnology From paleo- + ichnology.

  1. A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.

    “The evolutionary aspect of ecology which has started to develop due to studies of trace fossils will stay long the privilege of paleoichnology.”

    “Paleoichnology is their historic equivalent—the study of ichnological evidence of animals of the past.”