paleoburrow
nounEtymology From paleo- + burrow.
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Biology, History, Human sciences, Natural sciences, Paleontology, Sciences A 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: