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PRONUNCIATION OF TAPHONOMIC

taphonomic  [ˌtæfəˈnɒmɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF TAPHONOMIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Taphonomic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES TAPHONOMIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

taphonomic

Taphonomy

Taphonomy is the study of decaying organisms over time and how they become fossilized. The term taphonomy was introduced to paleontology in 1940 by Russian scientist Ivan Efremov to describe the study of the transition of remains, parts, or products of organisms, from the biosphere, to the lithosphere, i.e. the creation of fossil assemblages.

Definition of taphonomic in the English dictionary

The definition of taphonomic in the dictionary is of or relating to the study of the processes affecting an organism after death that result in its fossilization.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH TAPHONOMIC


agronomic
ˌæɡrəˈnɒmɪk
anomic
əˈnɒmɪk
antieconomic
ˌæntɪˌekəˈnɒmɪk
astronomic
ˌæstrəˈnɒmɪk
autonomic
ˌɔːtəˈnɒmɪk
bionomic
ˌbaɪəˈnɒmɪk
chemotaxonomic
ˌkiːməʊˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk
Deuteronomic
ˌdjuːtərəˈnɒmɪk
economic
ˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
ergonomic
ˌɜːɡəˈnɒmɪk
gastronomic
ˌɡæstrəˈnɒmɪk
macroeconomic
ˌmækrəʊiːkəˈnɒmɪk
metronomic
ˌmetrəˈnɒmɪk
microeconomic
ˈmaɪkrəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
noneconomic
ˌnɒniːkəˈnɒmɪk
physiognomic
ˌfɪzɪəˈnɒmɪk
psychonomic
ˌsaɪkəˈnɒmɪk
socioeconomic
ˌsəʊsɪəʊˌiːkəˈnɒmɪk
taxonomic
ˌtæksəˈnɒmɪk
uneconomic
ˌʌniːkəˈnɒmɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE TAPHONOMIC

tapestry-like
tapet
tapeta
tapetal
tapeti
tapetum
tapeworm
taphephobia
taphephobic
taphole
taphonomical
taphonomist
taphonomy
taphouse
taphrogenesis
tapioca
tapir
tapiroid
tapis
taplash

WORDS THAT END LIKE TAPHONOMIC

aeronomic
anatomic
antinomic
atomic
comic
cytotaxonomic
diatomic
genomic
gnomic
interatomic
isonomic
nomic
palindromic
pharmacogenomic
polyatomic
proteomic
subeconomic
syndromic
teleonomic
zoonomic

Synonyms and antonyms of taphonomic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «taphonomic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF TAPHONOMIC

Find out the translation of taphonomic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of taphonomic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «taphonomic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

埋藏
1,325 millions of speakers

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tafonómico
570 millions of speakers

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taphonomic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

taphonomic
380 millions of speakers
ar

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taphonomic
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

тафономических
278 millions of speakers

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tafonômico
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

taphonomic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

taphonomique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Taphonomic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

taphonomischen
180 millions of speakers

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taphonomic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

taphonomic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Taphonomic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

taphonomic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

taphonomic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

टॅपोनॉमीक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

fosil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

tafonomica
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

tafonomiczne
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

тафономіческіх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

taphonomic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

taphonomic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

taphonomic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

taphonomic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

taphonomic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of taphonomic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «TAPHONOMIC»

The term «taphonomic» is normally little used and occupies the 120.302 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «TAPHONOMIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «taphonomic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «taphonomic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about taphonomic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TAPHONOMIC»

Discover the use of taphonomic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to taphonomic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Deconstructing Olduvai: A Taphonomic Study of the Bed I Sites
This book presents a new analytical approach which, after having been applied to these sites, has produced unexpected results: the association of stone tools and faunal remains at most Olduvai Bed I sites is accidental and not related to ...
Manuel Domínguez-Rodrigo, Rebeca Barba Egido, Charles P. Egeland, 2007
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Using Taphonomic Disparity to Understand Preservation Biases ...
This collection contains mostly ammonites and bivalves from 197 localities from the Western Interior Seaway that span an approximately 12 million year period of time.
Kathy A. Hollis, 2008
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Zooarchaeological and Taphonomic Perspectives on Hominid and ...
"This dissertation examines variability in the foraging strategies of hominids and large carnivores during Bed I and II times (1.9--1.2 million years ago) at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania.
Charles P. Egeland, 2007
4
Breathing life into fossils: taphonomic studies in honor of ...
This book emanates from a Stone Age Institute conference celebrating the life and career of naturalist Bob Brain, a pioneer in bringing taphonomic perspectives to human evolutionary studies.
Travis Rayne Pickering, Kathy Diane Schick, Nicholas Patrick Toth, 2007
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The Dinosauria: Second Edition
by the Polish-Mongolian Paleontological Expeditions of 1963–1971 and others also included geologically focused taphonomic studies (Gradzínski 1970; Barsbold 1972, 1974b; Gradzínski and Jerzykiewicz 1974). Early taphonomic studies of ...
David B. Weishampel, Peter Dodson, Halszka Osmólska, 2004
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Bodies of Evidence: Reconstructing History Through Skeletal ...
4. Taphonomic. Processes. in. Historic. Cemeteries. STEPHEN P. NAWROCKI INTRODUCTION Even though they study bones, paleontologists, archaeologists, and physical anthropologists are equally interested in the living organisms that ...
Anne L. Grauer, 1995
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Terrestrial Ecosystems Through Time: Evolutionary ...
9 CHANGE THROUGH TIME IN THE TAPHONOMIC MODES As emphasized in the previous sections, information on ancient ecosystems is controlled by the taphonomic features of individual fossil assemblages and ultimately by any ...
Anna K. Behrensmeyer, 1992
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Vertebrate Taphonomy
(P. Dodson 1980:8) A brief history of taphonomic research One hallmark of a scientific discipline's maturity is the publication of a history of it. Several brief histories have been written about taphonomy (Cadee 1990; Dodson 1980; Olson 1980).
R. Lee Lyman, 1994
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Forensic Taphonomy: The Postmortem Fate of Human Remains
It applies taphonomic models in modern forensic contexts and uses forensic cases to extend taphonomic theories. Review articles, case reports, and chapters on methodology round out this book's unique approach to forensic science.
William D. Haglund, Marcella H. Sorg, 1996
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Trekking the Shore: Changing Coastlines and the Antiquity of ...
A taphonomic approach is a necessary step towards the evaluation of human- pinniped interactions trough time in the region but only recently has it been addressed (e.g., Borrero 2004; Borella and Muñoz 2006; Borella et al. 2008; Muñoz ...
Nuno F. Bicho, Jonathan A. Haws, Loren G. Davis, 2011

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TAPHONOMIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term taphonomic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Southwestern Adventist University Showcases Own 'Jurassic World'
... Center and the Hanson Research Station, have been conducting an on-going dinosaur excavation and taphonomic research project in the Lance Formation of ... «Adventist Review, Jun 15»
2
Forensic science and donating your body to science.
Australia has opened its first Taphonomic Experimental Research Facility near the Blue Mountains in New South Wales. Taphonomy is the nice way to say body ... «ABC Online, Apr 15»
3
Lunch with new body farm queen, Shari Forbes
She is also lead researcher and the coordinator of Australia's first body farm, the Australian Facility for Taphonomic Experimental Research with the convenient ... «The Canberra Times, Apr 15»
4
Acidic Soil Possible Cause for Lost Greek Dark Age Evidence
... 'The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the Dark Age Ranch: Taphonomic Reinterpretations of Pastoralism at Nichoria, Messinia,' researchers suggested that soil ... «New Historian, Jan 15»
5
UC Research Dishes the Dirt on the Demise of a Civilization
In a presentation titled, “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly at the Dark Age Ranch: Taphonomic Reinterpretations of Pastoralism at Nichoria, Messinia,” the UC-led ... «University of Cincinnati, Jan 15»
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Glyndwr University's groundbreaking forensic 'body farm' could help …
Dr Rogers said: “This will be a big selling point for Forensic Science at Glyndŵr University, as I believe this is the only taphonomic facility of its kind in Wales and ... «Daily Post North Wales, Dec 14»
7
Hair-degrading fungus comes under the microscope
"This taphonomic [after death] feature—fungal tunnelling of hairs occurs when you have a lot of exposure to soil; fungi live in soil," Ms Tridico says. "Their sole ... «Phys.Org, Nov 14»
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Presidential Plenary Explores New Insights on Human Evolution …
These results have broader implications for taphonomic studies, stratigraphic correlation, and isotopic and molecular studies. Ian Tattersall examines the ... «Archaeological Institute of America Latest News, Nov 14»
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Researchers offer taphonomic degradation processes for …
The authors note that while the taphonomic degradation process for teeth and bones has been well documented, the same cannot be said for mammalian hair. «Phys.Org, Oct 14»
10
Dogs and humans against... mammoths?
Taphonomic investigations of mammoth megasites,” Shipman argues that various features of the archeological sites suggest that mammoth herds were killed ... «Science Recorder, May 14»

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