Meanings
- not comparableOf 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 51 more example
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
Origin
- Ancient Greekθᾰ́πτω (thắptō)
- Ancient Greekτάφος (táphos)
- Proto-Indo-European*nem-
- Proto-Indo-European*németi
- Proto-Hellenic*némō
- Ancient Greekνέμω (némō)
- Ancient Greekνόμος (nómos)
- Englishtaphonomy
- Englishtaphonomic
Translations
Finnish tafonominen
- tafonominenof or pertaining to taphonomy
German taphonomisch
- taphonomischof or pertaining to taphonomy
Russian тафономи́ческий, тафономи́ческая
- тафономи́ческий (tafonomíčeskij)of or pertaining to taphonomy
- тафономи́ческая (tafonomíčeskaja)of or pertaining to taphonomy
- тафономи́ческое (tafonomíčeskoje)of or pertaining to taphonomy
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Cite this entry
taphonomic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphonomic
“taphonomic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphonomic. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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