ichnology

[ ik-nol-uh-jee ]

noun

1. the branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossilized tracks, trails, burrows, borings, or other trace fossils as evidence of the occurrence or behavior of the organisms that produced them.

ichnology

/ ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ; ˌɪknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

1. the study of trace fossils

Derived Forms

• ichnological, adjective

Other Words From

• ich·no·log·i·cal [ik-nl-, oj, -i-k, uh, l], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ichnology¹

First recorded in 1850–55; ichno- + -logy

Word History and Origins

Origin of ichnology¹

C19: from Greek ikhnos footprint, track

Example Sentences

Ichnology, ik-nol′o-ji, n. footprint lore: the science of fossil footprints.

From Project Gutenberg

For several years after this he assisted his father in arranging the museum and compiling tables for the Ichnology.

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