the fossilized remains of a track, trail, footprint, burrow, etc, of an organism
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Paleosol and ichnofossil properties are dependently linked making it important to study them in tandem, to avoid errors in interpretation.
Daniel I. Hembree, Jennifer L. Carnes 2018, 'Response of Soils and Soil Ecosystems to the Pennsylvanian–Permian Climate Transitionin the Upper Fluvial Plain of the Dunkard Basin, Southeastern Ohio, USA', Geoscienceshttp://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/8/6/203. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
It also registers, with millimeters precision, the shape and position of some ichnofossil, like tracks and footprints.
Marco André Malmann Medeiros, Jorge Carlos Della Favera, Márcia Aparecida Fernandesdos Reis, Tito Lyvio Vieira e Silva, Eduardo Barreto Oliveira, Rafael Aguiar Biassusi,Renan Garcia da Silveira 2007, 'O Laser Scanner e a Paleontologia em 3D', Anuário do Instituto de Geociênciashttp://www.anuario.igeo.ufrj.br/anuario_2007_1/2007_1_94_100.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)