单词	taphonomy
释义	taphonomy noun ta·​phon·​o·​my tə-ˈfä-nə-mē  ta- : the study of the processes (such as burial, decay, and preservation) that affect animal and plant remains as they become fossilized also : the processes themselves taphonomic ˌta-fə-ˈnä-mik  adjective taphonomist tə-ˈfä-nə-mist  ta- noun Example Sentences Recent Examples on the Web Watch a Lizard Decay and a Gecko Catch a FlyThe scientific practice of recreating the fossilization process is called taphonomy. Rachael Lallensack, Smithsonian, 7 June 2019 The taphonomy of how skin and protofeathers preserve, or do not, is little known, and the positive presence of skin can’t automatically be taken as an indication protofeathers were absent. Brian Switek, Scientific American Blog Network, 14 June 2017 Paleoanthropological and paleoecological implications of the taphonomy of a sabertooth’s den Journal of Human Evolution, 29 (6), 515-547 DOI: 10.1006/jhev.1995.1074MILFORD H. WOLPOFF, JOHN HAWKS, BRIGITTE SENUT, MARTIN PICKFORD, JAMES AHERN (2006). Brian Switek, WIRED, 20 Jan. 2011 Word History Etymology Greek taphē burial + English -nomy First Known Use 1940, in the meaning defined above
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