Pistas

01:28 Aug 23, 2017
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Geology
Spanish term or phrase: Pistas
I am translating a text about the Bouma Sequence 'pistas' are referred to twice:

"No existen estructuras sedimentarias definidas excepto por pistas en la cima de la sequencia"

Which I translated as:

"There are no defined sedimentary structures except for traces on the top of the sequence"

But I am not sure if 'traces' is the right word here as the next use is:

"llegando a encontrar ocasionalmente estructuras de socavamiento, así como huellas de impresiones de pistas"

... as well as signs of the imprint of tracks?

Thank you for any help!!
Layla


Summary of answers provided
4traces/tracks
David Hollywood


  

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traces/tracks


Explanation:
I would say

David Hollywood
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Native speaker of: English
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Notes to answerer
Asker: Hi I consulted with a translator who works on translations in the geology field and she suggested it would be 'trace fossils', is that possible? Many thanks!

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