Meanings
nounaraneofauna (uncountable)
- uncountablebiologyThe population of spiders inhabiting a region.
Therefore, a Jurassic araneofauna existed of orb-web weavers (Orbiculariae) including both cribellate uloborids and ecribellate araneoids.
2007, David M. Martill, The Crato Fossil Beds of Brazil: Window into an Ancient World
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