different between ichnospecies vs ichnogenus

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ichno- (“trace”) +? species

ichnospecies (plural ichnospecies)

(paleontology) Any species known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.
- 2017, Elsa Panciroli, The Guardian, 22 March:
  A recent paper by a team from Brazil described a new ichnospecies of these tracks: Brasilichnium saltatorium.

ichno- (“trace”) +? genus

ichnogenus (plural ichnogenera)

(paleontology) Any genus known only from trace fossils, such as footprints, coprolites or nests.

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