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ammoglyph
[am-oh-glif, am-uh-]
noun
a pattern or design originally created in sand by early humans and now fossilized.
The triangular shape etched into the sand-turned-rock is believed to be an ammoglyph.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ammoglyph1
Coined in 2019 by Canadian geologist Charles William Helm and colleagues; Greek ámmo(s) “sand” + glyph ( def. ); ammophilous ( def. )
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