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faunal assemblage

faunal assemblage noun: a group of different species that commonly associated with one another whose fossils occur together in a particular stratum.

Noun

faunal assemblage (plural faunal assemblages)

  1. A group of different species that commonly associated with one another whose fossils occur together in a particular stratum.
    • Europe’s mammals are described by scientists as comprising faunal assemblages - groups of species that typically occur together.2018, Tim Flannery, Europe: A Natural History, page 192

Forms of faunal assemblage

pluralfaunal assemblages

Questions about faunal assemblage

What does faunal assemblage mean?
Faunal assemblage means a group of different species that commonly associated with one another whose fossils occur together in a particular stratum.
What part of speech is faunal assemblage?
Faunal assemblage is a noun.
What is the plural of faunal assemblage?
The plural of faunal assemblage is faunal assemblages.

Words near faunal assemblage in the dictionary

  1. fauna and flora
  2. faunachron
  3. faunachrons
  4. faunae
  5. faunal
  6. faunal assemblage
  7. faunal assemblages
  8. faunally
  9. faunalturbation
  10. faunalturbations
  11. faunas

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