palaeoichnologypaleoichnologyn.
/ˌpalɪəʊɪkˈnɒlədʒi/, /ˌpeɪlɪəʊɪkˈnɒlədʒi/, U.S. /ˈˌpeɪlioʊˌɪkˈnɑlədʒi/ Palaeontology.
The study and interpretation of fossil footprints, tracks, and other trace fossils; (also) the tracks and footprints themselves.
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1938 Jrnl. Paleontol. 12 3 This conclusion is supported by the palaeoichnology of the Xiphosura.
1979 Paleobiology 5 120/2 Paleoichnology has historically been limited by a lack of detailed knowledge concerning Recent benthic communities and their associated traces.
1990 Science 9 Feb. 732/2 I do not share the optimism of the editors that vertebrate paleoichnology is ready to stand on its own.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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