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Ichnology is a rapidly expanding field that is finding applications in many different fields, from the search for early life on Earth, to petroleum geology, sedimentology, evolutionary palaeobiology, archaeology and zoology among others. This interesting compilation of papers comes in a number of different formats from historical geology to review articles and original contributions. The editor has organized these into three sections 'Historical Background', 'Concepts and connections to the earth and biological sciences' and 'Advances, fresh approaches and new directions'.
The 'Historical background' section hides a review of the ichnofacies model of Seilacher by MacEachern et al., which provides...