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It's a trace fossil.
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Can fossils be trace fossils?
Indeed: a Trace Fossil is that of a burrow, footprint, coprolite, etc that's not a fossil of the animal itself that left the trace.
What is the fossil of a footprint or burrow?
A fossilized footprint or burrow is known as a trace fossil. Trace fossils provide evidence of ancient animal behavior and activities, such as walking, resting, or burrowing, preserved in the rock record. These fossils can help scientists reconstruct past environments and understand the behavior of ancient organisms.
If a bird leaves a footprint in the mud the mud hardens what kind of fossil is this?
This would be considered a trace fossil, specifically a "ichnofossil" which is a fossilized footprint, burrow, or other trace left by an organism rather than the remains of the organism itself.
A footprint left in a river bank is an example of which type of fossil?
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.
What kind of fossil is evidence of an organism but not made of the organism itself?
A trace fossil is evidence of an organism's activity (like footprints, burrows, or coprolites) but is not made of the organism itself. Trace fossils provide valuable information about the behavior and ecology of ancient organisms.
The footprint of a dinosaur are an example of what type of fossil?
They are an example of a trace fossil
What is an example of an trace fossil?
A dinosaur footprint.
Is an animal footprint found is solid rock a mold fossil?
It is a mold fossil
What is the term for a preserved footprint left behind by an animal?
fossil
What can a paleontologist tell from a fossil of a dinosaur footprint?
the shape and size...
What can paleontologist tell from fossil footprint of a dinosaur?
the shape and size...
What is a carbon fossil?
A fossil of a plant, insect, animal - carbonized; the meaning of carbonized is reduced only to a carbon footprint.
