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MACROFAUNE [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-01-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
  • Animal Biology
CONT

Macrofauna are benthic or soil organisms which are retained on a 0.5 mm sieve. Studies in the deep sea define macrofauna as animals retained on a 0.3 mm sieve to account for the small size of many of the taxa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
  • Biologie animale
CONT

Il faut [...] fréquemment faire appel à des fossiles de biotopes plus limités, de valeur plus locale; ainsi en fut-il par exemple : pour la macrofaune : des Polypiers pour le Trias [...]

Spanish

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