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Ichnofossils

Ichnofossils are fossil prints left by living organisms. Tracks, footprints, burrows, and other marks are examples. From many types of ichnofossils the maker is unknown.


Example of a footprint of a saurian from Winterswijk, The Netherlands.

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•  Introduction
•  How do fossils form?
•  How old are fossils?
•  Geologic timescale
•  Sediments
•  Kinds of fossils
•  Collecting fossils
•  Equipment for fossil collecting
•  Preparation of fossils
•  Phtography of fossils
•  Identification of fossils
•  The fossil collection
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•  Taxonomy and Scientific Names