ornithichnology

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English

Etymology

From ornitho- +‎ ichnology.

Noun

ornithichnology (uncountable)

  1. (paleontology, obsolete) The branch of science that deals with ornithichnites (fossilised bird footprints).
    • 1858, Edward Hitchcock, Ichnology of New England: A Report on the Sandstone of the Connecticut Valley, Especially Its Fossil Footmarks:
      Ornithichnology; or Description of the Footmarks of Birds

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