Indiana Geology Glossary - Search Results

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fossil: The remains or traces of an animal or plant of a former time; e.g., trilobite.
trace fossil: Geologic record of biologic activity; includes impressions made on the substrate by an organism: for example, burrows, borings, footprints, feeding marks, and root cavities. Trace fossils contrast with body fossils, which are the fossilized remains of parts of organisms' bodies.

Modified from Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trace_fossil), accessed 11-26-2008.