Meanings
nounpaleoburrow (plural paleoburrows)
plural paleoburrows · alternative palaeoburrow
- biologyA 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.
Large paleoburrows and crotovines (see Chapter 6) have recently received renewed interest in the literature.
2013, Richard A. Fariña, Megafauna: Giant Beasts of Pleistocene South America, page 249
Origin
Translations
Catalan paleotoca
- paleotocaburrow formed by an animal of the ancient past
Portuguese paleotoca
- paleotocaburrow formed by an animal of the ancient past
Spanish paleomadriguera, paleotoca
- paleomadrigueraburrow formed by an animal of the ancient past
- paleotocaburrow formed by an animal of the ancient past
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