spreite

See also: Spreite

English

Etymology

Borrowed from German Spreite.

Noun

spreite (plural spreites or spreiten)

  1. (geology) A sedimentary lamina caused by animal behaviour.
    • 2012, Dirk Knaust, Trace Fossils as Indicators of Sedimentary Environments‎, page 278:
      The upper part of bivalve-generated burrows includes the siphon trace (one or two siphons) that extends from the body cavity to the sediment/water interface, and any protrusive spreiten above the shell.

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