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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.

Vertebrate

This category is for the websites dealing with the study of the post-mortem history of bones and other vertebrate fossils.

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