Glossary
Trace
The impression or indentation made on the substrate (ground) by an organism.
This includes tracks, but also other impressions (e.g. borings, droppings, burrows).
This includes tracks, but also other impressions (e.g. borings, droppings, burrows).
Track
Impression or indentation made on the substrate (ground) by a foot.
Sign
Any indication of the progress of an organism that is not a track.
e.g. scat (droppings), claw marks, scent posts, kill sites, and dens and lays.
e.g. scat (droppings), claw marks, scent posts, kill sites, and dens and lays.
Trail
The series of traces made by, and left behind, by an organism.
This includes tracks and sign.
This includes tracks and sign.
Proximal
Relating to, or located towards, the centre of the main body.
In the case of an appendage, such as a limb, this is towards the point of attachment to the main body.
In the case of an appendage, such as a limb, this is towards the point of attachment to the main body.
Distal
Located away from the centre of the main body.
In the case of an appendage, such as a limb, this is away from the point of attachment to the main body.
In the case of an appendage, such as a limb, this is away from the point of attachment to the main body.
Foot Axis
An imaginary line that runs long the centre of a foot or track.
Trackway
The marks or traces left by an organism (e.g. footprints, tail drags and belly drags).
Width (of a Track)
The distance between the medial and the lateral points of a track, measured at right angles to the foot axis.
