Ichnofauna

Ichnofauna is the diversity of fauna based on the ichnological (tracks and footprints) evidences. This term is often used by vertebrate paleontologists.[1][2]

Ichnofauna often uses parataxonomical names for tracks such as Deltapodus, Eubrontes, or Cruziana. Ichnofauna does not give a true content of the fauna assemblage, because of bias of preservation.

References

Walker, Elaine F. (January 1985). "Arthropod ichnofauna of the Old Red Sandstone at Dunure and Montrose, Scotland". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. Cambridge University Press. 76: 287–297. doi:10.1017/S0263593300010506. Retrieved 14 January 2013.
Mateus, O., & Milàn, J. 2010. A diverse Upper Jurassic dinosaur ichnofauna from central‐west Portugal. Lethaia, 43(2), 245-257.

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[1] Walker, Elaine F. (January 1985). "Arthropod ichnofauna of the Old Red Sandstone at Dunure and Montrose, Scotland". Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Earth Sciences. Cambridge University Press. 76: 287–297. doi:10.1017/S0263593300010506. Retrieved 14 January 2013.

[2] Mateus, O., & Milàn, J. 2010. A diverse Upper Jurassic dinosaur ichnofauna from central‐west Portugal. Lethaia, 43(2), 245-257.