![]() The distinctive, feather-like structures around the upper burrow were also unique and no previously studied trace fossil has shown similar features." "Compared to other trace fossils which are usually only a few tens of centimetres long, this one was huge two-metres long and two-to-three centimetres in diameter. "I was fascinated by this monster burrow at first glance," she says. ![]() Trace fossils are part of a research field known as ichnology. ![]() According to the study's lead author, SFU Earth Sciences PhD student, Yu-Yen Pan, the trace fossil was found in a rocky area near coastal Taiwan. ![]()
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