Meaning of mortichnium | Babel Free
Definitions
The trail or trace left by a dying animal, especially as preserved in a fossil.
in-plural
Examples
“In the Ediacaran mortichnia, however, the traces are always in front of the death mask, as seen in the perfect mortichnium from Russia.”
“One of the most extravagant examples of mortichnia was described from the same limestone in Solnhofen, Bavaria. This trace fossil captured the last minutes of a horseshoe crab’s life when it tumbled to the bottom of a lagoon.”
CEFR level
C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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