Trace Fossil

Real World Example

Imagine walking on a sandy beach and leaving footprints behind as you move along. Just like those footprints, trace fossils are the impressions left by organisms in soft sedimentary rock, capturing the movement or activity of creatures long after they've gone. In both cases, whether it's your footprint on the beach or an ancient creature's mark in stone, the environment has preserved a moment in time, recording the presence and actions of life through impressions left in a malleable surface.