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Definition of Faunal

1. a. Relating to fauna.

Definition of Faunal

1. Adjective. Pertaining to animals. ¹

2. Adjective. Pertaining to a specific fauna of a given region or time. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Faunal

1. fauna [adj] - See also: fauna

Lexicographical Neighbors of Faunal

Literary usage of Faunal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"In the last number of 'The Auk' Dr. JA Allen, writing of the faunal divisions of North America, quotes me as giving the peninsula of Lower California the ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"ON THE NAMES OF LOWER EOCENE faunal HORIZONS OF WYOMING AND NEW MEXICO. ... Abandonment of faunal names for the Ufe Zones would be a step backward. ..."

3. Maryland Geological Survey by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"The Keyser member was divided into three faunal zones, each characterized by a definite ... Minor faunal horizons were discriminated in each zone. ..."

4. The University Geological Survey of Kansas by Erasmus Haworth, Kansas Geological Survey (1908)
"Five such papers have appeared, under the title, "Coal Measures faunal Studies," as will be noted later. The idea of making extensive collections from the ..."

5. Geology by Thomas Chrowder Chamberlin, Rollin D. Salisbury (1905)
"General faunal evolutions. — It may be recalled that the early marine faunas of the Cambrian period were ... Other and minor faunal provinces are defined by ..."

6. The Geographical and Geological Distribution of Animals by Angelo Heilprin (1886)
"... sides of the Mediterranean—and with much less travelling, the naturalist will discern scarcely less well-marked faunal differences or peculiarities. ..."

7. Animal Life: A First Book of Zoölogy by David Starr Jordan, Vernon Lyman Kellogg (1900)
"faunal areas of the sea.—In like manner, we may divide the oceans into faunal areas or zones, according to the distribution of its animals. ..."

8. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1913)
"The Keyser member was divided into three faunal zones, each characterized by a definite ... Minor faunal horizons were discriminated in each zone. ..."

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