ichnology

English

Middle Jurassic fossils of burrows produced by crustaceans present a typical object of study in ichnology .

Etymology

From ichno- +‎ -logy.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɪkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/

Noun

ichnology (countable and uncountable, plural ichnologies)

1. (paleontology) A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology.

Derived terms

• ichnologic
• ichnological
• ichnologist

Related terms

• ichnogram
• ichneumon

Further reading

• ichnology on Wikipedia.Wikipedia