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taphonomic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Ancient Greek θᾰ́πτω (thắptō) Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek τάφος (táphos)der. Proto-Indo-European *nem-der. Proto-Indo-European *németi Proto-Hellenic *némō Ancient Greek νέμω (némō) ▲ Proto-Hellenic *-os Ancient Greek -ος (-os) Ancient Greek νόμος (nómos) Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-i-eh₂ Proto-Hellenic *-íā Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā) Latin -nomialbor. French -nomiebor. ▲ Latin -nomialbor. English -nomy English taphonomy Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English taphonomic From taphonomy + -ic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to taphonomy (factors affecting an organism's remains after death).
    • These efforts have contributed to the use of coherent terminology that reduces misinterpretation: for instance, the use of the medical term “erosion” is not suitable for paleopathology since it could ambiguously refer to both antemortem and taphonomic processes. 2023, Anne L. Grauer, “Introduction” (chapter 1), in The Routledge Handbook of Paleopathology, Routledge, →DOI, →ISBN, page 5:
    • The differences between the Sao Khua dinosaur assemblage and the roughly coeval assemblages in China, notably those from the Jehol Group of NE China, have already been noted, and several hypotheses have been put forward, including differences in taphonomic conditions, and the existence of geographical or environmental barriers (Buffetaut et al. 2006; Fernandez et al. 2009). 2009, Eric Buffetaut, Late Palaeozoic and Mesozoic Ecosystems in SE Asia:

Deriveds

microtaphonomic · isotaphonomic · neotaphonomic · histotaphonomic · taphonomically · macrotaphonomic

Relateds

taphological

Translations (5)

ru тафономи́ческий (of or pertaining to taphonomy) · fi tafonominen (of or pertaining to taphonomy) · de taphonomisch (of or pertaining to taphonomy) · ru тафономи́ческое (of or pertaining to taphonomy) · ru тафономи́ческая (of or pertaining to taphonomy)