Taphonomist
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Taphonomist is a noun meaning One who studies taphonomy.
Meaning
One who studies taphonomy.
Example Sentences
Pathologies of soft and skeletal tissues are not taphonomic features, but forensic and paleozoological taphonomists are both interested in modifications to bodily tissues that are perimortem, especially if those modifications reveal the agent or means of mortality.
Word Forms
- taphonomists
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include taphologist, taphology, tidologist, toponymist, typtologist, tectonophysicist.
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