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Taphonomy


Taphonomy is the study of the post-mortem history of organic remains. Taphonomic processes can be constructive (as in those processes that lead to fossilization), or more commonly destructive. Understanding taphonomy is essential to the proper interpretation of fossil deposits.


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Taphonomy - A brief introduction from Deciphering Earth History: A Laboratory Manual.
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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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Comatulid Taphonomy - Introduction and references to the taphonomy of these reef dwelling marine invertebrates.
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Taphonomy: Learning from the Dead - Description and syllabus of this field course in vertebrate and invertebrate taphonomy.
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Taphos 2002 - Program of the 2002 International Conference on Taphonomy and Fossilization.
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Death Is A Sure Bet, Fossilization Is A Long Shot - Paper on plant and invertebrate taphonomy by Aaron Spriggs.
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Taphonomy and Preservation - Comprehensive tutorial on taphonomy and preservation from the State University of New York at Cortland.
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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.
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Taphonomy: Insight into Stratigraphy, Sedimentology, and Evolution - Abstracts of taphonomy papers presented at the 2002 meeting of the Geological Society of America.
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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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Taphonomy of the Rhynie Chert - University of Aberdeen presentation of the preservation of biota in Rhynie chert.
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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.
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