paleoburrow
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A paleoburrow is an underground shelter excavated by extinct paleo-vertebrate megafauna that lived in the prehistoric era. Most paleoburrows are likely made by giant armadillos, pampatheres, and/or large ground sloths, depending on their size.'''''' Thousands of examples have been identified across South America, mostly in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
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A paleoburrow is an underground shelter excavated by extinct paleo-vertebrate megafauna that lived in the prehistoric era. Most paleoburrows are likely made by giant armadillos, pampatheres, and/or large ground sloths, depending on their size.' Thousands of examples have been identified across South America, mostly in the Brazilian states of Santa Catarina and Rio Grande do Sul.
The first paleoburrow was discovered in Rondonia by Amilcar Adamy in 2010. Paleoburrows, often exposed by development, are threatened by construction and degradation from rain and the elements. Researchers from several Brazilian universities have formed the Paleoburrows Project to raise awareness about their existence, and fight misinformation.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “paleoburrow” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.