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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A fossil consisting of an imprint or mark left by an organism, such as a footprint or a tunnel, in contrast to a fossil of an organism's remains.
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- noun A type of
fossil reflecting the reworking ofsediments and hardsubstrates by organisms, rather than the physical remains of the organism itself. This includes structures such asburrows ,trails ,impressions ,coprolites andborings .
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