thanatocoenose /θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs/ noun1 •A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem.This sort of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia). — 1977 formsthanatocoenoses