The significance of traces and trace fossils: trails, burrows and borings

Traces and trace fossils are the spoor of organisms, such as tracks, trails, burrows, borings and coprolites. They provide a unique suite of data for geology, including stratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeontology.

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Geology Today
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2025-03-01
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https://doi.org/10.1111/gto.12507
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1
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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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The significance of traces and trace fossils: trails, burrows and borings

Stephen K. Donovan
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Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
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The significance of traces and trace fossils: trails, burrows and borings

Stephen K. Donovan
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Abstract

Traces and trace fossils are the spoor of organisms, such as tracks, trails, burrows, borings and coprolites. They provide a unique suite of data for geology, including stratigraphy, sedimentology and palaeontology.

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