Grazers require much different and harder dentition than carnivores Legs and feet. Provide information about locomotion, substrate, and terrain. Does it run, swim, fly, burrow. Brain capacity Type of animal or plant. Is it a bird, reptile, mammal, some type of plant, etc.
Insects usually have specific habitat requirements.
Burrow casts Footprints preserved. Frozen remains Provide body parts for chemical and DNA analysis. May preserve intact material in digestive tract Macro fossils of plants Preservation by packrats in American Southwest Provide an indication of conditions but results are not always conclusive Geologic evidence of sealevel and lake level changes.