taphonomy

1. The conditions and processes of fossilization.

2. The study of the conditions and processes by which organisms become fossilized.

3. The study of the processes (as burial, decay, and preservation) that affect animal and plant remains as they become fossilized.

4. The processes themselves.

5. The branch of palaeontology that deals with the processes of fossilization.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
taphonomy	19	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
phantom	14
toponym	14
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typhoon	15

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
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