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paleofauna

paleofauna noun: the animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils.

Noun

paleofauna (uncountable)

  1. The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils.

Forms of paleofauna

alternative formpalaeofauna

Origin of paleofauna

From paleo- + fauna.

Questions about paleofauna

What does paleofauna mean?
Paleofauna means the animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils.
What part of speech is paleofauna?
Paleofauna is a noun.

Words near paleofauna in the dictionary

  1. paleoevolutionary
  2. paleofaeces
  3. paleofantasies
  4. paleofantasy
  5. paleofault
  6. paleofauna
  7. paleofaunal
  8. paleofecal
  9. paleofeces
  10. paleofield
  11. paleofields

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