| has gloss | eng: Taxonomic Classification of Trace Fossils The taxonomic classification of trace fossils parallels the taxonomic classification of organisms under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature. In trace fossil nomenclature a Latin binominal name is used, just as in animal and plant taxonomy, with a genus and specific epithet. When talking about trace fossils the genus is called an ichnogenus, and the species is an ichnospecies, the ichno- prefix coming from the Greek ιχνος (transliterated ikhnos), meaning "trace". The name is similarly italicized, and in full reference the author plus the year of publication should be cited. "Ichnogenus" and "ichnospecies" are commonly abbreviated as "igen." and "isp.", respectively. |
