ichnotaxonomy

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

ichno- (“trace”) +‎ taxonomy

Noun[edit]

ichnotaxonomy (uncountable)

  1. (paleontology) The branch of taxonomy that attempts to classify an animal based on its footprints, burrows, or other traces
  2. The taxonomy of ichnofossils

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