taphonomist

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noun

One who studies taphonomy.

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Meanings

nountaphonomist (plural taphonomists)

plural taphonomists

  1. One who studies taphonomy.

    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.

    2014, Dennis Dirkmaat, A Companion to Forensic Anthropology, page 504

Origin

From taphonomy + -ist.

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APA

taphonomist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphonomist

MLA

“taphonomist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphonomist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taphonomist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taphonomist.

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