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paleoichnology

paleoichnology noun: a branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.

Noun

paleoichnology (uncountable)

  1. A branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.
    • The evolutionary aspect of ecology which has started to develop due to studies of trace fossils will stay long the privilege of paleoichnology.1984, Palaeontology: Proceedings of the 27th International Geological Congress: Invited Papers, Volume 2, International Geological Congress
    • Paleoichnology is their historic equivalent—the study of ichnological evidence of animals of the past.2003, Jose Louis Sanz, Starring T. Rex! Dinosaur Mythology and Popular Culture, Indiana University Press, page 8

paleoichnology meaning in Tamil

paleoichnology in Tamil

தொன் புதைபடிவநிலைத்தடத்தியல்

Examples of paleoichnology in a sentence

  • As far as I can discern for now, only a few of the lessons learned were readily applicable to mainstream neoichnology and paleoichnology, but no matter.2004, Ichnology Newsletter, number 26, page 42:
  • This field is called paleoichnology, which means the study (ology) of ancient (paleo) footprints (ichnos).2006, Richard L. Orndorff, Robert W. Wieder, David G. Futey, “Geology Underfoot in Southern Utah”, in Mountain, Press Publishing, page 12:

Forms of paleoichnology

alternative formpalaeoichnology

Origin of paleoichnology

From paleo- + ichnology.

Questions about paleoichnology

What does paleoichnology mean?
Paleoichnology means a branch of ichnology concerned with the study of trace fossils preserved in ancient rocks.
What is paleoichnology in Tamil?
Paleoichnology in Tamil is தொன் புதைபடிவநிலைத்தடத்தியல். See Paleoichnology meaning in Tamil.
How do you use paleoichnology in a sentence?
As far as I can discern for now, only a few of the lessons learned were readily applicable to mainstream neoichnology and paleoichnology, but no matter.
What part of speech is paleoichnology?
Paleoichnology is a noun.

Words near paleoichnology in the dictionary

  1. paleohydrologists
  2. paleohydrology
  3. paleoichnological
  4. paleoichnologist
  5. paleoichnologists
  6. paleoichnology
  7. paleoichthyological
  8. paleoichthyologist
  9. paleoichthyologists
  10. paleoichthyology
  11. paleoillustrator

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Adapted from Wiktionary: paleoichnology (page history and authors); paleoichnology (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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