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Molluscan Taphonomy

Molluscan Taphonomy is the subdiscipline of paleontological science that systematically studies the postmortem processes affecting mollusk remains from death to discovery, distinguishing itself by focusing specifically on the physical, chemical, and biological transformations unique to molluscan hard parts in fossilization contexts.

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4.8K

Citations

273

Authors

164

Institutions

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2017–2026

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Publications

134

Missing molluscs as evidence of large-scale, early skeletal aragonite dissolution in a Silurian sea

Lesley Cherns, V. Paul Wright · Geology · 2000 · 198 citations

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Missing molluscs: Field testing taphonomic loss in the Mesozoic through early large-scale aragonite dissolution

Paul Wright, Lesley Cherns, Peter Hodges · Geology · 2003 · 166 citations

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Molluscan biostratigraphy of the Cretaceous Western Interior Basin, North America

Erle G. Kauffman, Bradley B. Sageman, James I. Kirkland et al. · 1993 · 154 citations

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Taphonomic pathways and comparative biofacies and taphofacies in a Recent intertidal/shallow shelf environment

Keith Heyer Meldahl, Karl W. Flessa · Lethaia · 1990 · 120 citations

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Ecological fidelity of open marine molluscan death assemblages: effects of post-mortem transportation, shelf health, and taphonomic inertia

Susan M. Kidwell · Lethaia · 2008 · 117 citations

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Authors

273

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    Eric N. Powell

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    7 publications · 311 citations

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    George M. Staff

    Texas A&M University, United States

    6 publications · 283 citations

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  3. KP
    Karla Parsons‐Hubbard

    Oberlin College, United States

    6 publications · 239 citations

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  4. SE
    Sally E. Walker

    University of Georgia, United States

    6 publications · 241 citations

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    W. Russell Callender

    Texas A&M University, United States

    5 publications · 192 citations

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Institutions

164

  1. Oberlin College

    Oberlin, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    282 citations

  2. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    6 h-index

    8 publications

    398 citations

  3. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    6 h-index

    7 publications

    329 citations

  4. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    5 h-index

    6 publications

    172 citations

  5. Austin Community College

    Austin, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    142 citations

  6. Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

    New Brunswick, United States

    4 h-index

    8 publications

    284 citations

  7. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    142 citations

  8. University of California, Berkeley

    Berkeley, United States

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    135 citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Molluscan Studies

    28 publications · 625 citations

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  2. Palaios

    21 publications · 682 citations

    16

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  3. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

    12 publications · 520 citations

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  4. Lethaia

    4 publications · 297 citations

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  5. Paleobiology

    3 publications · 296 citations

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