ichnology
[ ik-nol-uh-jee ]
/ ɪkˈnɒl ə dʒi /
noun
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 produced them.
OTHER WORDS FROM ichnology
ich·no·log·i·cal [ik-nl-oj-i-kuh l] /ˌɪk nlˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, adjectiveWords nearby ichnology
ichneumon fly,
ichnite,
ichno-,
ichnofossil,
ichnography,
ichnology,
ichor,
ichoroid,
ichorrhea,
ichth.,
ichthammol
Example sentences from the Web for ichnology
For several years after this he assisted his father in arranging the museum and compiling tables for the Ichnology.
Ichnology, ik-nol′o-ji, n. footprint lore: the science of fossil footprints.
British Dictionary definitions for ichnology
ichnology
/ (ɪkˈnɒlədʒɪ) /
noun
the study of trace fossils
Derived forms of ichnology
ichnological (ˌɪknəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectiveWord Origin for ichnology
C19: from Greek
ikhnos footprint, track