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What is a trace fossil?

What is a trace fossil? Here are some definitions.

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  1. (paleontology) A type of fossil reflecting the reworking of sediments and hard substrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such as burrows, trails, impressions, coprolites and borings.
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Here, quantitative trace fossil data is calibrated to sedimentologically defined environments of deposition.
This trace fossil occurs in an early Holocene eolianite deposit on the island of San Salvador, Bahamas.
Cheirotherium trace fossil, displayed in Oxford University Museum of Natural History.
The complex and enigmatic trace fossil Zoophycos is recorded worldwide, from Cambrian to Holocene.
This structure is more readily explained as an elongate, gently tapering body fossil, than as a trace fossil.
The high trace fossil abundance but low diversity in the heavily bioturbated horizons points to a relatively restricted or stressed environment.

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