ichnotaxonomy

English

Etymology

From ichno- (“trace”) +‎ taxonomy.

Noun

ichnotaxonomy (uncountable)

  1. (paleontology) The branch of taxonomy that attempts to classify an animal based on its footprints, burrows, or other traces
  2. The taxonomy of ichnofossils
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