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Can fossils be trace fossils?
Indeed: a Trace Fossil is that of a burrow, footprint, coprolite, etc that's not a fossil of the animal itself that left the trace.
What are the names of the five types of fossils?
The five types of fossils are mold fossils, cast fossils, trace fossils, true form fossils, and petrified fossils. Mold fossils are impressions left in rock, cast fossils are formed from mold fossils, trace fossils are evidence of an organism's activity, true form fossils are the remains of the actual organism, and petrified fossils are minerals that have replaced organic material.
What type of information is recorded in a trace fossils?
Evidence of an organism's activities is recorded in trace fossils. These include tracks, fossilized dung, and burrow casts.
In Geological terms a footprint may be considered a?
A form of trace fossil. The study of trace fossils is known as paleoichnology. Trace fossils left as a result of movement (e.g. footprints) are known as Repichnia.Please see the related links.
What are the five types of fossils that can be found in rock?
Five types of fossils found in rocks are petrified fossils (minerals replace organic matter), mold fossils (imprint of an organism), cast fossils (mold filled with minerals), carbon films (thin layer of carbon residue), and trace fossils (evidence of organism's activity).
