faunulen.
/ˈfɔːnjuːl/ Ecology.
The fauna of a specified small habitat, esp. a group of fossils from one small area.
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ophiology1815
inquiline1879
pilgrim1888
microfauna1895
topomorph1897
faunule1909
cryptozoa1911
epifauna1914
macrofauna1918
megafauna1927
macrobenthos1942
meiobenthos1942
microbenthos1942
meiofauna1950
megafauna1975
1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl.
1928 Amer. Midland Naturalist 11 21 A zonule is the stratum or strata which contain a faunule.
1936 Proc. Prehistoric Soc. 2 166 This faunule indicates very damp conditions and it probably represents a willow-alder marsh.
1938 J. R. Carpenter Ecol. Gloss. 308 Faunula, the entire animal population of a small unit area.
1953 Breviora xii (title) A cave faunule from western Puerto Rico.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1933; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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