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prettygoodwordtaphonomy (tuh-FON-uh-mee) - n., the study of the transformation of organic remains after death to form fossils.
Including also processes that disturb as well as preserve dead things. An allied field to both paleontology and archaeology. Coined in 1940 by paleontologist Ivan Efremov from Greek root taphē, burial + English -nomy, arrangement/management, from Greek nomia, law.
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Including also processes that disturb as well as preserve dead things. An allied field to both paleontology and archaeology. Coined in 1940 by paleontologist Ivan Efremov from Greek root taphē, burial + English -nomy, arrangement/management, from Greek nomia, law.
---L.
