trace fossil
noun
a fossilized track, trail, burrow, boring, or other structure in sedimentary rock that records the presence or behavior of the organism that made it.
Nearby words
trabs, trabzon, tracasserie, trace, trace element, trace fossil, traceable, traceless, tracelessly, tracer, tracer bullet
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British Dictionary definitions for trace fossil
trace fossil
noun
the fossilized remains of a track, trail, footprint, burrow, etc, of an organism
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Science definitions for trace fossil
trace fossil
A fossil consisting of an imprint of or a mark left by an organism, as opposed to physical remains. Trace fossils are produced in soft sediments and include surface tracks, molded impressions left by organisms or tissues that later decayed, and subsurface burrows or tunnelings.
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