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Insect Taphonomy

Insect Taphonomy is the scientific study of the processes affecting insect remains from death through fossilization, distinguishing itself from broader taphonomic investigations by focusing specifically on the preservation, decay, and transformation of insects in the fossil record.

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93

Authors

65

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

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Publications

34

Taphonomy of insects in carbonates and amber

Xavier Delclòs, Derek E. G. Briggs, Enrique Peñalver · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · 2003 · 340 citations

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Taphonomic analysis of leporid remains obtained from modern Iberian lynx (Lynx pardinus) scats

Lluís Lloveras, Marta Moreno García, Jordi Nadal · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2007 · 145 citations

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Exceptional preservation of dipteran flight muscle and the taphonomy of insects in amber

Alison A. Henwood · Palaios · 1992 · 67 citations

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Paleoecological and Taphonomic Implications of Insect-Damaged Pleistocene Vertebrate Remains from Rancho La Brea, Southern California

Anna R. Holden, John Harris, Robert M. Timm · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 66 citations · Full text

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The taphonomy of colour in fossil insects and feathers

Maria E. McNamara · Palaeontology · 2013 · 55 citations

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Authors

93

  1. DM
    David M. Smith

    Queen Mary University of London, United Kingdom

    4 publications · 118 citations

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  2. EP
    Enrique Peñalver

    Instituto Geológico y Minero de España, Spain

    2 publications · 359 citations

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  3. XD
    Xavier Delclòs

    Universitat de Barcelona, Spain

    2 publications · 359 citations

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  4. EJ
    E.A. Jarzembowski

    Maidstone Museum, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 80 citations

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  5. DE
    Derek E. G. Briggs

    University of Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 publications · 63 citations

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Institutions

65

  1. Yale University

    New Haven, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    452 citations

  2. Museum of Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    140 citations

  3. Universitat de Barcelona

    Barcelona, Spain

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    649 citations

  4. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County

    Los Angeles, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    85 citations

  5. University of Oxford

    Oxford, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    92 citations

  6. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    7 publications

    255 citations

  7. University of Colorado Boulder

    Boulder, United States

    2 h-index

    4 publications

    112 citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    2 h-index

    6 publications

    217 citations

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Venues

  1. Palaios

    7 publications · 250 citations

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  2. PLoS ONE

    3 publications · 122 citations

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  3. Acta Zoologica Cracoviensia

    2 publications · 29 citations

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  5. Paleobiology

    1 publications · 32 citations

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