Ichnology

Ichnology
Ichnology Ich*nol"o*gy, n. [Gr. 'i`chnos a footstep + -logy.] (Geol.) The branch of science which treats of fossil footprints. [1913 Webster]

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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 — [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 — noun /ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ/ A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils. It can be divided into paleoichnology and neoichnology. See Also: ichnogram, ichneumon …   Wiktionary

  • 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

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