AMMOGLYPH Definition & Meaning

ammoglyph

[ am-oh-glif, am-uh- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

a pattern or design originally created in sand by early humans and now fossilized: Compare dendroglyph ( def ), geoglyph ( def ), petroglyph ( def ).
The triangular shape etched into the sand-turned-rock is believed to be an ammoglyph.

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Coined in 2019 by Canadian geologist Charles William Helm and colleagues; Greek á��(��) “sand” + glyph ( def ); ammophilous ( def )

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