2. Adjective. Caused by factors affecting an organism's remains after death. ¹
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Definition of Taphonomic
1. [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Taphonomic
Literary usage of Taphonomic
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Evolution of the Plio-Pleistocene African Suidae by James Michael Harris, Timothy D. White (1979)
"The second assumption is less easy to fulfill and is strongly dependent on both
taphonomic bias and the nature of the collecting operation. ..."
2. Paleobiology of the Williamsburg Formation (Black Mingo Group, Paleocene) of by Albert E. Sanders (1998)
"taphonomic considerations Unlike pollen, that may travel considerable distances
and most often arrives at a depositional site by means of both atmospheric ..."
3. Archaeology of the United Arab Emirates: Proceedings of the First by Daniel T. Potts, Hasan Al Naboodah, Peter Hellyer (2003)
"In the case of rat-borne disease, the rats themselves have been prone to problems
of archaeological recovery, identification and taphonomic status. ..."
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