ichnofossil

English

Etymology

From ichno- +‎ fossil.

Noun

ichnofossil (plural ichnofossils)

1. (paleontology) A trace fossil, such as that of an animal's track or burrow.
   • 2017, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian, 22 March:

     Changes in the preservational environment in the thousands or millions of years between the creation of each set of prints results in these different forms of ichnofossil.