a dinosaur footprint is a trace fossil
A dinosaur footprint.
They are an example of a trace fossil
A dinosaur footprint is considered a trace fossil because it is evidence of the animal's activity, rather than a physical part of the actual dinosaur's body. Trace fossils provide information about the behavior and movements of ancient organisms.
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.
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.
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It's 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.
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.
Dinosaur footprints
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.
a footprint.