taphonomy /tæˈfɒnəmi/ noun1 •The study of the fate of the remains of organisms after they die, especially the study of fossilization.Whilst there is some credit in distinguishing between taphonomies for thick-shelled forms and thin-shelled forms in shallower facies, these forms occur in both phacopids and homalonotids. — 2005 formstaphonomies
