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Dinosaur footprints are called trace fossils because they show evidence of animal activity. Worm holes and burrows can also be fossilized, falling into the 'trace fossil' category.
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∙ 15y agoA dinosaur's footprint. It can come in many shapes but the fossil I have found most of is a oval-ish shape with three points at the end of it.
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If a bird leaves a footprint in the mud the mud hardens what kind of fossil is this?
Trace fossil
What kind of fossil is evidence of an organism but not made of the organism itself?
A trace fossil is formed by a footprint, trail, burrow, or other mark that an organism left in soft sediment.
What is the fossil of a footprint of burrow?
It's a trace fossil.
What is the fossil of a footprint or burrow?
A fossilized footprint or burrow is known as a trace fossil. Trace fossils provide evidence of ancient animal behavior and activities, such as walking, resting, or burrowing, preserved in the rock record. These fossils can help scientists reconstruct past environments and understand the behavior of ancient organisms.
What are the last kind of dinosaurs?
According to fossil discovered in Montana's hell creek, Triceratops were the last dinosaurs to go extinct. This fossil is thought to be 65 million years old.
A footprint left in a river bank is an example of which type of fossil?
A footprint left in a river bank is an example of a cast fossil. Over time, the footprint fills in with sediment and hardens, leaving a casting of the footprint.
How can you tell a reptile's fossil from a dinosaurs fossil?
a dinosaurs fossil is alot bigger than a retile's
What is a footprint of dinosaurs are regularly found and they are?
Fossilised
The footprint of a dinosaur are an example of what type of fossil?
They are an example of a trace fossil
A footprint of an extinct dinosaur is an example of a fossil?
Yes, footprints that are preserved in rock, such as those of extinct dinosaurs, are fossils. Such fossils are known as ''trace fossils'' , as opposed to ''body fossils'' which are fossilized remnants of the hard parts of these ancient organisms.
What kind of fossil have been discovered besides dinosaurs?
I don't know if you would call it a dinosaur or not, but I think they've found a fish fossil.
What is an example of an trace fossil?
A dinosaur footprint.
