Does anyone know of any sites in the fossil record that represent either a colonial rodent colony or a microfaunal "pocket" that accumulated via material flowing into an already-present rodent burrow? One would think that because of their burrowing habits and gregarious behavior, colonial rodents like prairie dogs, tuco-tucos, and the like would be almost "ready-made" for fossilization, but I am unaware of any specimens or sites being documented as such in the literature.

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