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Taphonomic Loss

Taphonomic Loss is a theoretical construct in flotation recovery that denotes the irreversible reduction in the recoverable fraction of archaeological or paleontological remains due to post-depositional physical, chemical, and biological processes affecting specimen preservation.

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9.6K

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475

Authors

291

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2017–2026

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Publications

162

Taphonomy and paleobiology

Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Susan M. Kidwell, Robert A. Gastaldo · Paleobiology · 2000 · 676 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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Taphonomic investigations of owl pellets

Peter Dodson, Diane Wexlar · Paleobiology · 1979 · 359 citations

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Exceptional Fossil Preservation and the Cambrian Explosion

Nicholas J. Butterfield · Integrative and Comparative Biology · 2003 · 340 citations · Full text

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Time‐averaging and fidelity of modern death assemblages: building a taphonomic foundation for conservation palaeobiology

Susan M. Kidwell · Palaeontology · 2013 · 250 citations · Full text

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Authors

475

  1. EN
    Eric N. Powell

    Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, United States

    8 publications · 673 citations

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  2. RS
    Robert S. Sansom

    University of Manchester, United Kingdom

    5 publications · 304 citations

    5

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  3. SE
    Sally E. Walker

    University of Georgia, United States

    5 publications · 206 citations

    5

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  4. SC
    Sandrine Costamagno

    Travaux et Recherches Archéologiques sur les Cultures, les Espaces et les Sociétés, France

    5 publications · 163 citations

    5

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  5. CE
    Carlton E. Brett

    University of Cincinnati, United States

    5 publications · 823 citations

    5

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Institutions

291

  1. Texas A&M University

    College Station, United States

    6 h-index

    12 publications

    1.4K citations

  2. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    766 citations

  3. University of Bristol

    Bristol, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    9 publications

    761 citations

  4. University of Georgia

    Athens, United States

    5 h-index

    5 publications

    241 citations

  5. University of Leicester

    Leicester, United Kingdom

    5 h-index

    15 publications

    834 citations

  6. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    5 h-index

    7 publications

    1.2K citations

  7. University of Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    4 h-index

    4 publications

    1.2K citations

  8. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    4 h-index

    11 publications

    313 citations

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  1. Palaios

    24 publications · 1.8K citations

    19

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  2. 9

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  3. Paleobiology

    7 publications · 1.7K citations

    7

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  4. Journal of Archaeological Science

    5 publications · 379 citations

    5

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  5. American Journal of Physical Anthropology

    5 publications · 195 citations

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