GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -The fossil of the actual footprint, the indentation that is left behind when an animal steps in soft sediment, is called a true track. Sometimes details like skin impressions are preserved in true tracks. The layers of sediment beneath the actual track layer that the animal stepped on are also affected.

Detailed explanation-2: -Impression fossils are a type of trace fossil. Impression fossils form when a leaf, shell, skin, or foot. leaves an imprint in soft earth. When the imprint hardens, it forms a fossil in the shape of the original. object.

Detailed explanation-3: -Ans: Imprints, tracks, and trails can also become fossilized and are called Trace fossils. Examples are dinosaur footprints or worm burrows.

Detailed explanation-4: -Some examples of impressions are trace fossils such as footprints, trails, burrows, or other traces of an animal rather than of the animal itself.

Detailed explanation-5: -A trace fossil is indirect evidence of ancient life (exclusive of body parts) that reflects some sort of behavior by the organism. Examples of trace fossils are tracks, trails, burrows, borings, gnawings, eggs, nests, gizzard stones, and dung.