ichnology

Japanese: ichnology
ichnology

…They are also called trace fossils. The German word Lebensspuren means traces of life activities or life phenomena, and does not include the meaning of fossils, but the study of them is called ichnology (etymologically speaking, footprint study). The study of trace fossils is called palichnology (also known as paleontology). …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "ichnology" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…痕跡化石ともいう。ドイツ語のLebensspurenは,生活活動もしくは生命現象の痕跡ということで化石の意味を含まないが,それらの研究はイクノロジーichnology(語源からいえば足痕学)とよばれる。生痕化石を研究する学問はパルイクノロジーpalichnology(いわゆる古生痕学)である。…

※「ichnology」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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