Trace Fossils

Brookville Formation. Things created or left behind by animals can also fossilize, such as their footprints, burrows and dung. These are known as trace fossils. They can often give clues as to the behavior of the creature that made them, assuming it can be identified. Even non-living things can fossilize, such as the ripples on the seabed. On rare occasions, the remains of lightning strikes have been found - the sand fused into strange shapes by the energy of the lightning bolt.
Abstract/Description: Brookville Formation. Things created or left behind by animals can also fossilize, such as their footprints, burrows and dung. These are known as trace fossils. They can often give clues as to the behavior of the creature that made them, assuming it can be identified. Even non-living things can fossilize, such as the ripples on the seabed. On rare occasions, the remains of lightning strikes have been found - the sand fused into strange shapes by the energy of the lightning bolt.
Subject(s): Brookville, IN, United States
environmental sciences
Title: Trace Fossils.
Type of Resource: still image
Genre: natural object
Physical Form: image/jpeg
Abstract/Description: Brookville Formation. Things created or left behind by animals can also fossilize, such as their footprints, burrows and dung. These are known as trace fossils. They can often give clues as to the behavior of the creature that made them, assuming it can be identified. Even non-living things can fossilize, such as the ripples on the seabed. On rare occasions, the remains of lightning strikes have been found - the sand fused into strange shapes by the energy of the lightning bolt.
Identifier(s): rockminx-8-1-1 (IID)
Subject(s): Brookville, IN, United States
environmental sciences
Held by: The University of Toledo
Location: Digital Initiatives, University of Toledo Libraries
Rights Statement: NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES
Related Title: UT Department of Environmental Sciences.
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