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ichnospecies

noun

Etymology

From ichno- (“trace”) + species, suggesting an analogy with the species level of the taxonomy of organisms.

Definitions

  1. A level of taxonomical classification of trace fossils.

    • A recent paper by a team from Brazil described a new ichnospecies of these tracks: Brasilichnium saltatorium.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for ichnospecies. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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