Definitions for "Taphonomy"
Study of all processes that affect an organism after it dies, (such as scavenging, tissue degradation, transport of a body, and burial) and its fossilization potential. Also can be applied to the preservation of trace fossils.
The study of the depositional and preservational processes which produce archaeological or palaeontological material.
The study of the death, burial, and fossilization process of organisms.