Atlas of Taphonomic Identifications 1001+ Images of Fossil and Recent Mammal Bone Modification /

• Main Authors: Fernandez-Jalvo, Yolanda (Author), Andrews, Peter (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands : Imprint: Springer, 2016.
• Series: Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology,
• Subjects: Earth sciences.; Paleontology.; Anthropology.; Archaeology.; Earth Sciences.

The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both as a field guide for identifying taphonomic modifications in the field, and for use in the laboratory when collections of foss...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction and Rationale
• Methods in Taphonomy
• Part I: Surface Modifications
• Linear Marks
• Pits and Perforations
• Discoloration and Staining
• Part II: Modifications Affecting Shape
• Abrasion and Rounding
• Part III: Modifications Penetrating Bone Tissue
•  Flaking and Cracking
• Corrosion and Digestion Corrosion
• Part IV: Modification by Loss of Bone Tissue or Skeletal Elements
• Breakage and Deformation
• Disarticulation and Completeness
• Part V: Conclusions
• Why Taphonomy?.