n.
- The study of the conditions and processes by which organisms become fossilized.
- The conditions and processes of fossilization.
[Greek taphē, grave + -NOMY.]
taphonomic taph'o·nom'ic (tăf'ə-nŏm'ĭk) adj.taphonomist ta·phon'o·mist n.
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