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Yes, footprints that are preserved in rock, such as those of extinct dinosaurs, are fossils.

Such fossils are known as ''trace fossils'' , as opposed to ''body fossils'' which are fossilized remnants of the hard parts of these ancient organisms.

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A trace fossil.

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They are an example of a trace fossil

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The footprint of a dinosaur are an example of what type of fossil?

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