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Taphonomy

All of the processes resulting in the decomposition of organic material. Also pertains to the study of the processes affecting remains between death and discovery

Committee

Wildlife Forensic Biology

Date Added to Lexicon

06/12/2023

Standard Source (Designation Number Title of Standard. Publisher, Place, Year.)

ANSI/ASB 028 Wildlife Forensics Morphology Standards. AAFS Academy Standards Board (ASB), 410 North 21st Street, Colorado Springs, CO 80904, 2019. Source link