Dinosaur footprints are called trace fossils because they show evidence of animal activity. Worm holes and burrows can also be fossilized, falling into the 'trace fossil' category.
A dinosaur's footprint. It can come in many shapes but the fossil I have found most of is a oval-ish shape with three points at the end of it.
Trace fossil
A trace fossil is formed by a footprint, trail, burrow, or other mark that an organism left in soft sediment.
It's a trace fossil.
According to fossil discovered in Montana's hell creek, Triceratops were the last dinosaurs to go extinct. This fossil is thought to be 65 million years old.
A footprint left in a river bank is an example of a cast fossil. Over time, the footprint fills in with sediment and hardens, leaving a casting of the footprint.
a dinosaurs fossil is alot bigger than a retile's
Fossilised
They are an example of a trace fossil
Yes, footprints that are preserved in rock, such as those of extinct dinosaurs, are fossils. Such fossils are known as ''trace fossils'' , as opposed to ''body fossils'' which are fossilized remnants of the hard parts of these ancient organisms.
I don't know if you would call it a dinosaur or not, but I think they've found a fish fossil.
A dinosaur footprint.
It is a mold fossil