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Ichnofauna

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Ichnofauna is the diversity of fauna based on the ichnological (tracks and footprints) evidences. This term is often used by vertebrate paleontologists.[1][2]

Ichnofauna often uses parataxonomical names for tracks such as Deltapodus, Eubrontes, or Cruziana. Ichnofauna does not give a true content of the fauna assemblage, because of bias of preservation.

References

  1. ^ Walker, Elaine F. (January 1985). "Arthropod ichnofauna of the Old Red Sandstone at Dunure and Montrose, Scotland". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. 76. Cambridge University Press: 287–297. doi:10.1017/S0263593300010506. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
  2. ^ Mateus, O., & Milàn, J. 2010. A diverse Upper Jurassic dinosaur ichnofauna from central‐west Portugal. Lethaia, 43(2), 245-257.