palæospalax, paleospalax

[Pref. palæo-, and Gr. spalax =a mole.] Palæont .: A genus of Talpide, founded on a portion of the left ramus of a lower jaw, from a lac us trine deposit at Ostend, near Bacton, on the Norfolk coast. It" was as large as a hedgehog," whence its specific name ( magnus ). (Owen: Brit. Fo il Mammals , p. 25.) păl-æ-o-spi-za, pā-lě-o-spi-za, subst. [Prefix palæo-, and Gr. spiza = a small piping bird.] Palæont .: A genus of Inse orial Birds, probably belonging to the Fringillide, from the Tertiary of Colorado. Palæospiza bell a is in an excellent state of preservation.