megatracksite
megatracksite noun: a site showing geological evidence of very large numbers of fossil tracks or trace fossils.
Noun
megatracksite (plural megatracksites)
- A site showing geological evidence of very large numbers of fossil tracks or trace fossils.
- Although large megatracksites (or “dinosaur freeways”) have been identified at many locations, in many cases it is still unclear as to what types of sedimentary dynamic cause their formation and preservation.2006, Jerry D. Harris, Spencer G. Lucas, Justin A. Speilmann, Martin G. Lockley, Andrew R.C. Milner, James I. Kirkland, editors, Bulletin 37: The Triassic-Jurassic Terrestrial Transition, New Mexico...
- Near to the Transjura Highway the footprints are so abundant that it may represent a megatracksite.2012, Winand Brinkmann, Kenneth De Baets, editors, Paleontological Museum of the University of Zürich: Exhibition Guide, Paleontological Institute and Museum of the University of Zürich, →ISBN, page...
Forms of megatracksite
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Origin of megatracksite
From mega- + tracksite.
Questions about megatracksite
- What does megatracksite mean?
- Megatracksite means a site showing geological evidence of very large numbers of fossil tracks or trace fossils.
- What part of speech is megatracksite?
- Megatracksite is a noun.
- What is the plural of megatracksite?
- The plural of megatracksite is megatracksites.
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