Faunula
/ˈfɔːnjʊlə/
noun (pl) -ulae (-jʊliː), -ules
1.
the fauna of a small single environment
2.
fossil fauna, dominated by representatives of a single community, found in a single stratum or in several thin adjacent strata
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