taphonomy

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1) The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.

Translations

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 * Mandarin: 埋藏學, 化石形成學
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 * Kazakh: тафономия
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 * Serbo-Croatian: tafonomija
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