taphonomy

Noun

Meaning

taphonomy (countable and uncountable, plural taphonomies)

The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization. [From 20th c.]

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

paleobiology micropaleontology

Related terms

taphonomic taphotype taphozone taphonomist

Anagrams

monopathy amphotony haptonomy

Examples

Techniques One of the techniques that zooarchaeologists use is close attention to taphonomy. Source: Internet

Nearly a dozen scientific papers have been written on the taphonomy of the site, suggesting numerous mutually exclusive explanations for how it may have formed. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

taphonomically taphonomised taphonomist taphophile taphophilia taphophilic