ICHNOLOGY

Etymology

Noun

ichnology (countable and uncountable, plural ichnologies)

(paleontology) A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils. It can be divided into paleoichnology and neoichnology.

Source: Wiktionary


Ich*nol"o*gy, n. Etym: [Gr. -logy.] (Geol.)

Definition: The branch of science which treats of fossil footprints.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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