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Fossil Preservation

Fossil Preservation is a taphonomic process that comprises the physical, chemical, and biological conditions and mechanisms by which the remains or traces of organisms are stabilized and retained in the geological record over long time scales instead of being destroyed by decomposition and physical erosion.

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Taphonomy and paleobiology

Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Susan M. Kidwell, Robert A. Gastaldo · Paleobiology · 2000 · 676 citations

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An exceptionally well-preserved theropod dinosaur from the Yixian Formation of China

Peiji Chen, Zhi-Ming Dong, Shuonan Zhen · Nature · 1998 · 623 citations

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The Role of Decay and Mineralization in the Preservation of Soft-Bodied Fossils

Derek E. G. Briggs · Annual Review of Earth and Planetary Sciences · 2003 · 615 citations

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Comparative taphonomy; a key to paleoenvironmental interpretation based on fossil preservation

Carlton E. Brett, Gordon C. Baird · Palaios · 1986 · 608 citations

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States of preservation of bones from prehistoric sites in the Near East: A survey

Stephen Weiner, Ofer Bar‐Yosef · Journal of Archaeological Science · 1990 · 548 citations

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    Derek E. G. Briggs

    Yale University, United States

    24 publications · 2K citations

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    James D. Schiffbauer

    University of Missouri, United States

    18 publications · 1.2K citations

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    Derek E. G. Briggs

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    15 publications · 2K citations

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    Mary H. Schweitzer

    North Carolina State University, United States

    14 publications · 748 citations

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    Sarah E. Gabbott

    University of Leicester, United Kingdom

    13 publications · 1.2K citations

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  1. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    41 h-index

    115 publications

    9.7K citations

  2. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    30 h-index

    144 publications

    7.8K citations

  3. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    24 h-index

    57 publications

    3.2K citations

  4. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    24 h-index

    59 publications

    4.7K citations

  5. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    20 h-index

    71 publications

    2.5K citations

  6. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology

    Nanjing, China

    19 h-index

    52 publications

    3.1K citations

  7. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    18 h-index

    40 publications

    3.7K citations

  8. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    16 h-index

    23 publications

    3.4K citations

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  1. Palaios

    85 publications · 4.8K citations

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  2. Paleobiology

    27 publications · 3.8K citations

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  3. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

    37 publications · 1.7K citations

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  4. Lethaia

    28 publications · 1.8K citations

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  5. Geology

    23 publications · 1.5K citations

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