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ta⋅phon⋅o⋅my

  [tuh-fon-uh-mee]
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–noun Paleontology, Anthropology.
1. the circumstances and processes of fossilization.
2. the study of the environmental conditions affecting the preservation of animal or plant remains.
Origin:
1965–70; < Gk táph(ē) grave + -o- + -nomy

Related forms:
taph⋅o⋅nom⋅ic  [taf-uh-nom-ik] , adjective
ta⋅phon⋅o⋅mist, noun
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ta·phon·o·my   (tə-fŏn'ə-mē)   
n.  

  1. The study of the conditions and processes by which organisms become fossilized.

  2. The conditions and processes of fossilization.


[Greek taphē, grave + -nomy.]
taph'o·nom'ic (tāf'ə-nŏm'ĭk) adj., ta·phon'o·mist n.
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