Forensic taphonomy investigates the post‐mortem processes that affect human remains, including the interplay of environmental, biological and chemical factors that determine decomposition. Within ...

Some taphonomic investigations on reindeer (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in West Greenland / Kerstin Pasda -- Magnitude of faunal accumulations by carnivores and humans in the South American Andes ...

Welcome to the third installment of the Carnal Carnival, this month on the science of taphonomy. What is taphonomy? Roughly, it's the study of what happens to an organism after death, from decay ...

Imagine your dead grandmother lying in an open field, being attacked by vultures. It’s a horrifying thought and may seem like the ultimate indignity. But, assuming she is an “inmate” at one of the ...

This paper provides an overview of the early Cambrian Guanshan biota with emphasis on new information regarding its sedimentology, taphonomy, and biodiversity. The full extent and significance of this ...

Taphonomy : bias and process through time / Peter A. Allison and David J. Bottjer -- Taphonomic overprints on Phanerozoic trends in biodiversity : lithification and other secular megabiases / Austin J ...

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Imagine your dead grandmother lying in an open field, being attacked by vultures. It's a horrifying thought and may seem like the ultimate indignity. But, assuming she is an "inmate" at one of the ...

The next edition of the Carnal Carnival – the monthly blog event focused on all things fascinatingly disgusting – is fast approaching. On Friday, October 22nd I’ll be featuring a collection of posts ...