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The 23 pages that link to Trace fossil, each with the reason it gives.

• FossilBroader topic: It records behavior rather than the organism's body.

• PaleontologyBroader topic: Behavior can be studied even when an organism's body is absent.

• Cambrian explosionBroader topic: Burrows and tracks reveal behavioral changes not captured by body fossils alone.

• Fossil recordBroader topic: Traces preserve behavior even when an organism's body is absent.

• PaleoecologyBroader topic: Traces record behavior and habitat use even when bodies are absent.

• Dinosaur paleontologyBroader topic: Tracks and other traces reveal dinosaur behavior without preserving body parts.

• Fossil collectingBroader topic: Collecting traces requires recognizing evidence that is not a body fossil.