paleoburrowとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• palaeoburrow

語源

From paleo- +‎ burrow.

名詞

paleoburrow (plural paleoburrows)

1. (paleontology) A burrow formed by an animal of the ancient past, usually referring to the large tunnels excavated by giant armadillos and ground sloths now preserved as ichnofossils.
   • 2013, Richard A. Fariña, Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America, page 249:

     Large paleoburrows and crotovines (see Chapter 6) have recently received renewed interest in the literature.