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ichnite
Also ich·no·lite
[ik-nahyt]
noun
a fossil footprint.
ichnite
/ ˈɪknəˌlaɪt, ˈɪknaɪt /
noun
a less common name for trace fossil
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ichnite1
First recorded in 1850–55; ichno- ( def. ) + -ite 1 ( def. )
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Word History and Origins
Origin of ichnite1
C19: from Greek ikhnos footprint, track + -ite 1
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They also had to perform carbon dating on the print to provide "detailed analysis of the Pilauco ichnite and associated sedimentary structures."
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Ichnite, ik′nīt, n. a fossil footprint.
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