Paleoichnology

Quick meaning: Paleoichnology is a noun meaning (paleontology) A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.

Meaning

(paleontology) A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.

Example Sentences

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

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

As far as I can discern for now, only a few of the lessons learned were readily applicable to mainstream neoichnology and paleoichnology, but no matter.

This field is called paleoichnology, which means the study (ology) of ancient (paleo) footprints (ichnos). Despite its name, there's more to paleoichnology than footprints.

Word Forms

• palaeoichnology

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include palaeoichnology, palichnology, paleoichnologist, palaeoichthyology, paleichthyology, palaeichthyology.

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