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faunal casts are strictly not peds, but they are described in a similar manner. They
are formed from, or are deposited in, the O horizons or the soil solum and include:
excreta of soil fauna which may be discrete particles, for example insect faeces or
the dense, coherent, globular forms of earthworm excreta. They are generally spherical
or ovate in shape and have a strong conchoidal fracture; soil masticated with salivary
secretions into globular forms, for example, by ants, crickets, wasps. Cast Faunal
casts are strictly not peds, but they are described in a similar manner. They are
formed from, or are deposited in, the O horizons or the soil solum and include: excreta
of soil fauna which may be discrete particles, for example insect faeces or the dense,
coherent, globular forms of earthworm excreta. They are generally spherical or ovate
in shape and have a strong conchoidal fracture; soil masticated with salivary secretions
into globular forms, for example, by ants, crickets, wasps.
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