Animal track

notoc An animal track is an imprint left behind in soil, snow, or mud, or on some other ground surface, by an animal walking across it. Animal tracks are used by hunters in tracking their prey and by naturalists to identify animals living in a given area. Books are commonly used to identify animal tracks, which may look different based on the weight of the particular animal and the type of strata in which they are made. Tracks can be fossilized over millions of years. It is for this reason we are able to see fossilized dinosaur tracks in some types of rock formations. These types of fossils are called trace fossils since they are a trace of an animal left behind rather than the animal itself. In paleontology, tracks often preserve as sandstone infill, forming a natural mold of the track. Image:Aerial views of green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas) tracks in the sand at Lady Musgrave Island, Queensland, Australia.webm|[[Chelonia mydas]] tracks. Image:Ant trail.jpg|[[Ant]] trail. Image:Pronghorn Tracks.jpg|[[Antelope]] tracks. Image:Polarbeartrack-1.jpg|[[Bear]] tracks. Image:Cat walking on the snow-Zanastardust.jpg|[[Cat]] tracks in snow. Image:Deer tracks - geograph.org.uk - 1748387.jpg|[[Deer]] tracks in snow. Image:Dinosaur Ridge tracks.JPG|[[Dinosaur]] tracks. Image:Hundespur P1130198.jpg|[[Dog]] tracks in snow. Image:Elephant-tracks.jpg|[[Elephant]] tracks. Image:Serengeti, Tanzania (2330975531).jpg|[[Lion]] tracks. Image:Harspår 02.jpg|[[Rabbit]] tracks in snow. Image:Waschbaer fg01.jpg|[[Raccoon]] tracks. Image:Squirrel tracks in snow.jpg|[[Squirrel]] tracks in snow. Image:Sunderbans 049.jpg|[[Tiger]] tracks. Image:Beaver tail print on snow.