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ichnocoenosis

ichnocoenosis noun: a trace fossil assemblage, the progenitors of which all belonged to the same faunal community.

Noun

ichnocoenosis (plural ichnocoenoses)

  1. A trace fossil assemblage, the progenitors of which all belonged to the same faunal community.

Forms of ichnocoenosis

pluralichnocoenoses
alternative formichnocoenose

Origin of ichnocoenosis

From ichno- + coenosis.

Questions about ichnocoenosis

What does ichnocoenosis mean?
Ichnocoenosis means a trace fossil assemblage, the progenitors of which all belonged to the same faunal community.
What part of speech is ichnocoenosis?
Ichnocoenosis is a noun.
What is the plural of ichnocoenosis?
The plural of ichnocoenosis is ichnocoenoses.

Words near ichnocoenosis in the dictionary

  1. ichnoassemblages
  2. ichnoassociation
  3. ichnoassociations
  4. ichnocoenose
  5. ichnocoenoses
  6. ichnocoenosis
  7. ichnodiversity
  8. ichnofabric
  9. ichnofabrics
  10. ichnofacies
  11. ichnofamilies

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