Taphonomy Paleontology Earth Sciences

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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• - Abstracts of taphonomy papers presented at the 2002 meeting of the Geological Society of America.
  
• - University of Aberdeen presentation of the preservation of biota in Rhynie chert.
  
• - Description and syllabus of this field course in vertebrate and invertebrate taphonomy.
  
• - Informal workshops focusing on recent developments in the science of plant taphonomy. Site includes meeting information and abstracts.
  
• - 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.
  
• - A brief introduction from Deciphering Earth History: A Laboratory Manual.
  
• - Comprehensive tutorial on taphonomy and preservation from the State University of New York at Cortland.
  
• - Research project to measure taphonomic rates in a range of continental shelf and slope environments of deposition.
  
• - Introduction and references to the taphonomy of these reef dwelling marine invertebrates.
  
• - Includes a section of conditions required for plant fossil preservation, the various levels of preservation, and types of fossils.
  
• - Program of the 2002 International Conference on Taphonomy and Fossilization.
  
• - Paper on plant and invertebrate taphonomy by Aaron Spriggs.
  
  

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