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Surface Taphonomy

Surface Taphonomy is a subfield of microscopic taphonomy that specifically examines the physical, chemical, and biological alterations occurring on the exposed surfaces of organic and inorganic remains due to post-depositional environmental interactions.

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2017–2026

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Applications of Scanning Electron Microscopy to Taphonomic Problems*

Pat Shipman · Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences · 1981 · 265 citations

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Geochemical taphonomy of shallow marine vertebrate assemblages

Clive N. Trueman, Michael J. Benton, Martin R. Palmer · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · 2003 · 70 citations

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Taphonomic windows and molluscan preservation

Lesley Cherns, James R. Wheeley, V. Paul Wright · Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology · 2008 · 66 citations

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Micromammal taphonomy of el-Wad Terrace, Mount Carmel, Israel: distinguishing cultural from natural depositional agents in the Late Natufian

Lior Weissbrod, Tamar Dayan, Daniel Kaufman et al. · Journal of Archaeological Science · 2004 · 64 citations

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Taphonomy of Nonmineralized Tissues

Peter A. Allison · Topics in geobiology · 1991 · 63 citations

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Authors

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  1. CE
    Carlton E. Brett

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  2. SE
    Sally E. Walker

    University of Georgia, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

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  3. HF
    Heinz Furrer

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  4. SR
    Susan R. Beardmore

    University of Zurich, Switzerland

    2 publications · 63 citations

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  5. KP
    Karla Parsons‐Hubbard

    Oberlin College, United States

    2 publications · 70 citations

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Institutions

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  1. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    125 citations

  2. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    125 citations

  3. Oberlin College

    Oberlin, United States

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    70 citations

  4. University of Zurich

    Zurich, Switzerland

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    63 citations

  5. Institut Català de Paleoecologia Humana i Evolució Social

    Tarragona, Spain

    1 h-index

    3 publications

    48 citations

  6. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    55 citations

  7. University of Birmingham

    Birmingham, United Kingdom

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    66 citations

  8. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    1 h-index

    7 publications

    175 citations

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  2. Journal of Archaeological Science

    3 publications · 115 citations

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  3. Forensic Science International

    1 publications · 17 citations

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  4. Topics in geobiology

    Book series · 1 publications · 63 citations

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  5. PubMed

    Repository · 1 publications · 16 citations

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