Biostratinomy

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title: Biostratinomy
text: Biostratinomy is the study of the processes that take place after an organism dies but before its final burial. It is considered to be a subsection of the science of taphonomy, along with necrology and diagenesis. These processes are largely destructive, and include physical, chemical and biological effects: Physical effects non-exhaustively include transport, breakage and exhumation. Chemical effects include early changes in mineralogy and oxidation. Biological effects include decay, scavenging
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description: Study of post-mortem–pre-burial tissue decay
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date modified: 2021-03-14T22:01:35Z
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