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- n. geology A sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour
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- From German (Wiktionary)
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Words of Dinosaurology
This quickly got bigger and weirder than originally intended, so now it's housing terms that relate to the study of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. See also Dinosaurs, Pterosaurs, Ichthy...
zygopophyses, ziphodont, plesiomorphic, cleidoic, endothermy, ectothermy, viviparous, vertebrae, cervical, dorsal, sacral, caudal and 628 more...
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chained_bear "A banded pattern of uncertain origin found in the infill of the burrows of certain fossil invertebrates." (OED) Sep 15, 2008