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ichnite

American

[ik-nahyt] / ˈɪk naɪt /

Also ichnolite

noun

a fossil footprint.

ichnite British

/ ˈɪknəˌlaɪt, ˈɪknaɪt /

noun

a less common name for trace fossil

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Etymology

Origin of ichnite

First recorded in 1850–55; ichno- ( def. ) + -ite ¹ ( def. )

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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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