animal tracks
Animal tracks are the imprints left behind in soil, snow,
mud, or other ground surfaces that an animal walk across. Animal tracks are used by
Books are commonly used to identify animal tracks, which may look different based on the weight of the particular animal and the type of strata in which they are made.
Tracks can be fossilized over millions of years. It is for this reason we are able to see fossilized dinosaur tracks in some types of rock formations. These types of fossils are called trace fossils since they are a trace of an animal left behind rather than the animal itself.
External links
- Identifying and Preserving Wildlife Tracks by Jon C. Boren and Byron D. Wright
- Woodsmoke - UK Wilderness Bushcraft School for articles and courses on wildlife tracking
- Animal Tracking (United States Search and Rescue Task Force)
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