This book is devoted to the ichnology of insects and associated trace fossils in soils and
paleosols. The traces described here mostly nests and pupation chambers include one of the
most complex architectures produced by animals. Chapters explore the walls shapes and fillings
of trace fossils followed by their classifications and ichnotaxonomy. Detailed descriptions and
interpretations for different groups of insects like bees ants termites dung beetles and
wasps are also provided. Chapters also highlight the the paleoenvironmental significance of
insect trace fossils in paleosols for paleontological reconstructions sedimentological
interpretation and ichnofabrics analysis. Readers will discover how insect trace fossils act
as physical evidence for reconstructing the evolution of behavior phylogenies past
geographical distributions and to know how insects achieved some of the more complex
architectures. The book will appeal to researchers and graduate students in ichnology
sedimentology paleopedology and entomology and readers interested in insect architecture.
