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Taphonomy is the study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die. The term taphonomy, (from the Greek taphos meaning burial, and nomos meaning law), was introduced to palaeontology in 1940 by Russian scientist, Ivan Efremov, to describe the study of the transition of remains, parts, or products of organisms, from the biosphere, to the lithosphere, i.e. the creation of fossil assemblages, (e.g. see Shipman 1981 p.5-6, Greenwood 1991, Lyman 1994).
Taphonomists study such phenomena as biostratinomy, decomposition, diagenesis, and epibiont encrustation.
The primary motivation behind the study of taphonomy is to better understand biases present in the fossil record. Fossils are ubiquitous in sedimentary rocks, yet paleontologists cannot draw the most accurate conclusions about the lives and ecology of the fossilized organisms without knowing about the processes involved in their fossilization. For example, if a fossil assemblage contains more of one type of fossil than another, one can either infer that that organism was present in greater numbers, or that its remains are more resistant to decomposition.
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taphonomy (koji yamamoto) Sun, 20 Dec 2009 14:21:18 -0000
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So sick of revision now, couldn't give a flying monkeys about blunt force trauma or taphonomy in marine environments anymore!
kez (Kerry Beard) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:11:43 -0000
So sick of revision now, couldn't give a flying monkeys about blunt force trauma or taphonomy in marine environments anymore!
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taphonomy (koji yamamoto) Thu, 17 Dec 2009 04:58:38 -0000
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And a fine word it is. Paleo-tastic. RT @jasonrobertshaw: new word: taphonomy
oystersgarter (Miriam Goldstein) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:05:55 -0000
And a fine word it is. Paleo-tastic. RT @jasonrobertshaw: new word: taphonomy
new word: taphonomy
jasonrobertshaw (Jason Robertshaw) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:58:08 -0000
new word: taphonomy
And for those who don't know what "taphonomy" is - http://tinyurl.com/yhbqn8s
laelaps (Brian Switek) Wed, 16 Dec 2009 14:28:30 -0000
And for those who don't know what "taphonomy" is - http://tinyurl.com/yhbqn8s
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Comatulid Taphonomy - Introduction and references to the taphonomy of these reef dwelling marine invertebrates.
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Death Is A Sure Bet, Fossilization Is A Long Shot - Paper on plant and invertebrate taphonomy by Aaron Spriggs.
International Plant Taphonomy Meeting - Informal workshops focusing on recent developments in the science of plant taphonomy. Site includes meeting information and abstracts.
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Journal Of Taphonomy - The stated goal of the Journal of Taphonomy is to facilitate the academic diffusion of the discipline that is basic to the interpretation of past systems of biotic interaction. Submission and subscription information.
Plant Fossils and Their Preservation - Includes a section of conditions required for plant fossil preservation, the various levels of preservation, and types of fossils.
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Shelf and Slope Environmental Taphonomy Initiative - Research project to measure taphonomic rates in a range of continental shelf and slope environments of deposition.
Taphonomy - A brief introduction from Deciphering Earth History: A Laboratory Manual.
Taphonomy and Preservation - Comprehensive tutorial on taphonomy and preservation from the State University of New York at Cortland.
Taphonomy of the Rhynie Chert - University of Aberdeen presentation of the preservation of biota in Rhynie chert.
Taphonomy: Insight into Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Evolution - Abstracts of taphonomy papers presented at the 2002 meeting of the Geological Society of America.
Taphonomy: Learning from the Dead - Description and syllabus of this field course in vertebrate and invertebrate taphonomy.
Taphos 2002 - Program of the 2002 International Conference on Taphonomy and Fossilization.
Meta Description: [ Homepage of the International Conference on Taphonomy and Fossilization Taphos2002, that will take place in Valencia (Spain) on February of 2002. ]
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