Fossilised last steps of a living creature
A mortichnia left by a Mesolimulus walchi (on the far left), Jura Museum, Eichstätt
Closeup of the same Mesolimulus
A mortichnia is the "death march", or last walk, of a living creature.[1] These are sometimes preserved as fossil footprints.
- ^ "Fossil records 'crab' death march". BBC News. 6 September 2012. Retrieved September 7, 2012.