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==Taxonomic classification== <!--intro links here-->
{{see also|ichnotaxa}}
The '''taxonomic classification of trace fossils''' parallels the taxonomic classification of [[organism]]s under the [[International Code of Zoological Nomenclature]]. In [[trace fossil]] nomenclature a [[Latin]] [[binomial nomenclature|binomial name]] is used, just as in [[animal]] and [[plant]] [[Taxonomy (biology)|taxonomy]], with a [[genus]] and [[specific name (zoology)|specific epithet]]. When talking about trace fossils the genus is called an ''ichnogenus'', and the species is an ''ichnospecies'', the ''ichno-'' prefix coming from the [[Greek language|Greek]] ''ιχνος'' (transliterated ''ikhnos''), meaning "trace". The name is similarly italicized, and in full reference the author plus the year of publication should be cited. "Ichnogenus" and "ichnospecies" are commonly abbreviated as "igen." and "isp.", respectively.
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