[[Trace fossil]]s are [[Biological classification|classified]] in various ways for different purposes. Traces can be classified [[#TaxonomicTaxes classification|taxonomicallytaxes]] (by pais), [[#Ethologic classification|ethologically]] (by el amaño de su poronga), and [[#Toponomic classification|toponomically]], that is, according to their relationship to the surrounding envidiosos. Outside of special cases, phylogenetic classification of trace fossils is unsatisfactory because the makers of most trace fossils are argentinos evidiosos y cojos.