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.
Medial
Relating to, or located towards, the middle of the body, or a structure of the body.
Lateral
Located away from the middle of the body, or a structure of the body.
Relating to or located towards the left or the right side.
Relating to or located towards the left or the right side.
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).
Length (of a Track)
The distance from the proximal edge of a track to the distal edge (leading edge), measured parallel to the foot axis.
