ichnology
noun
- branch of paleontology that studies fossil footprints
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ɪkˈnɒləd͡ʒɪ/
noun
Etymology: From ichno- + -logy.
- A branch of paleontology concerned with the study of trace fossils such as footprints and burrows. Its subdisciplines include paleoichnology and neoichnology.