paleofauna

English edit

Alternative forms edit

palaeofauna

Etymology edit

From paleo- +‎ fauna.

Noun edit

paleofauna (uncountable)

(geology, zoology) The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils

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