English Dictionary

taphonomy

/tæˈfɒnəmi/

noun

The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.

Taphonomy is the study of how organisms decay and become fossilized.

意味（1）

The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.

Some cases may have an innocent explanation based in taphonomy, the processes by which bodies are preserved over long spans of time.