- ichnology
- noun /ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ/A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils. It can be divided into paleoichnology and neoichnology.
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Ichnology — is the branch of biology that deals with traces of organismal behavior. It is generally considered as a branch of paleontology; however, only one division of ichnology, paleoichnology, deals with trace fossils, while neoichnology is the study of… … Wikipedia
Ichnology — Ich*nol o*gy, n. [Gr. i chnos a footstep + logy.] (Geol.) The branch of science which treats of fossil footprints. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ichnology — [ik näl′ə jē] n. [ ICHNO + LOGY] the scientific study of fossil footprints ichnological adj … English World dictionary
ichnology — ichnological /ik nl oj i keuhl/, adj. /ik nol euh jee/, n. the branch of paleontology concerned with the study of fossilized tracks, trails, burrows, borings, or other trace fossils as evidence of the occurrence or behavior of the organisms that… … Universalium
ichnology — science of fossilized footprints Sciences and Studies … Phrontistery dictionary
ichnology — ich·nol·o·gy … English syllables
ichnology — The study of fossilized footprints … Grandiloquent dictionary
ichnology — /ɪkˈnɒlədʒi/ (say ik noluhjee) noun the study of plant and animal traces, either ancient traces (palaeoichnology) or modern traces (neoichnology), as in fossils, tracks, faeces, etc. {Greek ichnos footprint + o + logy} …
ichnology — n. geological study of fossil footprints. ♦ ichnomancy, n. divination by footprints … Dictionary of difficult words
ichnology — ikˈnäləjē noun ( es) Etymology: ichn + logy : the study of fossil footprints … Useful english dictionary
