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Tracks are an example of a trace fossil
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∙ 12y agoA fossil is the preserved remains (a shell, bone, leaf etc) of a living thing.
A trace fossil is the preserved remains of something that a living thing did (a footprint/tracks or a burrow etc).
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∙ 13y agofootprints
feeding marks
burrows
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∙ 13y agoFossilized evidence of animal behaviour, also known as ichnofossils, biogenic sedimentary structures, bioersion structures, or lebensspuren. The fossils include burrows and trails.
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∙ 8y agoFossilized evidence of animal behavior, also known as ichnofossils, biogenic sedimentary structures, bioersion structures, or lebensspuren. The fossils include burrows and trails.
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∙ 12y agoBasically Fossils That Were Never Alive, But More Like Footprints Or Something.
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∙ 7y agoA fossil can be the imprint of a plant, or animal that is found in layers of sedimentary rock. It can also be the petrified remains of trees, whose trunks have been turned into stone.
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∙ 11y agoTracks are an example of a trace fossil
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What are Tracks and dung fossils called?
Trace
What do fossilized tracks tell you about the reptiles that once lived in the canyon?
Well, the tracks are examples of trace fossils. Trace fossils are not fossils in the traditional sense. Instead, they are fossils of something other than the animal or plant's form, like a animal track or burrow, that tells us an animal has been there.
Is a mammoth in frozen ice a trace fossil?
No. A mammoth trapped in ice is a body fossil. Trace fossils are evidence of life but not part of the animal itself. Examples of trace fossils are footprints, nests, worm burrows, teeth marks etc. Coprolites (fossilized Dung) in the strictest sense are also trace fossils. Eggs, teeth, bones, skin, hair, feathers etc are all body fossils.
Describe three types of trace fossil?
a trace fossil is like cast, mold, or trace fossil
What is the term for a preserved footprint left behind y an animal?
Preserved footprints left behind by animals are called ichnites. The study of ichnites is called ichnology. An example of ichnites is the trace fossils found in Kenya which are imprints of 1.5 million-year-old human footprints. For those using a certain web program.... Fossil.
Tracks and dung are called fossils.?
Trace Fossils!
How did print become trace fossils?
they become trace fossils because they made the prints
How did the prints become the trace fossils?
they become trace fossils because they made the prints
What are five types of trace fossils?
fossils 5 (:
Is coal a trace fossils?
coal is not a trace fossil
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.
Sentence with the word trace fossils?
a fossil record shows what types of fossils there are
Is a dinosaur footprint in a rock called a trace fossil?
a dinosaur footprint is a trace fossil
Fossils would include skeletons shells seeds tracks all of these?
These are known as trace fossils. Trace fossils are more technically known as ichnofossils.Footprints are more correctly described as repichnia, burrows as domichnia and fossilised dung or dropings are known as coprolites.Please see the related links for more information.the answer is trace fossils.
What kind of fossils are dinosaur tracks?
Dinosaur tracks are trace fossils
What are fossils such as footprints and burrows?
These are known as trace fossils. Trace fossils are more technically known as ichnofossils.Footprints are more correctly described as repichnia, burrows as domichnia and fossilised dung or dropings are known as coprolites.Please see the related links for more information.the answer is trace fossils.
What type of information is recorded in a trace fossils?
Evidence of an organism's activities is recorded in trace fossils. These include tracks, fossilized dung, and burrow casts.
