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Apparently, yes… > In zoology, megafauna (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and Neo-Latin fauna "animal life") are large animals. The precise definition of the te
by rad_gruchalski 2y ago
Apparently, yes…
> In zoology, megafauna (from Greek μέγας megas "large" and Neo-Latin fauna "animal life") are large animals. The precise definition of the term varies widely, though a common threshold is approximately 45 kilograms (99 lb), with other thresholds as low as 10 kilograms (22 lb) or as high as 1,000 kilograms (2,200 lb). Large body size is generally associated with other traits, such as having a slow rate of reproduction, and in large herbivores, reduced or negligible adult mortality from being killed by predators.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megafauna https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Megafauna
- billfruit 2y agoWhy is 'fauna' termed as neo-latin? Is it a modern coinage?
- AlotOfReading 2y agoYeah, invented by Linnaeus to complement flora. Flora itself is only a couple centuries older.