ichnotaxonomy
nounEtymology From ichno- (“trace”) + taxonomy.
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Biology, History, Human sciences, Natural sciences, Paleontology, Sciences The branch of taxonomy that attempts to classify an animal based on its footprints, burrows, or other traces
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The taxonomy of ichnofossils
- Related terms
- ichnofamily, ichnogenus, ichnospecies, ichnotaxon, ichnotaxonomic