Noun
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.]
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