Trace Fossils

Question 1

Are indications of organic activity.

E.g. Tracks, Trails, Burrows, and Nests, Feces (Coprolite)

Answer 1

Trace Fossils

Question 2

These are not actual remains but an indication of organic activity such as tracks, trails, burrows, and nests. The trace fossil known as a coprolite is fossilized feces that may provide information about the diet and size of Trace Fossils or Ichnofossils the animal that produced it.

Answer 2

Trace Fossils

Question 3

Other term for trace fossils?

Answer 3

Ichnofossils

Question 4

Trace fossils formed in soft sediments

Answer 4

Burrows

Question 5

Trace fossils formed in hard substrate

Answer 5

Borings

Question 6

Resting traces

Answer 6

Cubichnia

Question 7

Living traces;

Dwellings, structures, and burrows

Answer 7

Domichnia

Question 8

Living traces/Feeding traces;

Feeding traces

Answer 8

Fodinichnia

Question 9

Feeding traces/Crawling traces;

Grazing traces

Answer 9

Passichnia

Question 10

Crawling traces;

Crawling tracks and trails

Answer 10

Repichnia