Taphonomy is a conceptual subsystem of paleontology which strives to ascertain how the
fossil record has been produced and what sort of modification it has undergone. Taphonomy …

The Tiberino Basin was formed during Plio-Pleistocene extensional tectonic activity in
Central Italy. The Pliocene sediments that fill this structure consist predominately of fine …

All models of evolution of human behaviour depend on the correct identification and
interpretation of bone surface modifications (BSM) on archaeofaunal assemblages. Crucial …

Sequence stratigraphy allows elucidation of the time-space relationships of deposits in
sedimentary basins. However, the relative distribution of unconformities and condensed …

The apparently regular and favourable climate that characterizes the Holocene as an
interglacial period shows, however, important climatic instability well documented in the …

Palaeoecological and biostratigraphical interpretations have been traditionally based on the
presence in the fossil record of certain species. Nevertheless, there are many taphonomic …

Traditional taphonomic analyses do not consider the emergent properties resulting from the
relationship of variables. Several of these emergent properties are expressed spatially …

Different taphonomic processes throughout the history of a fossil assemblage may preserve,
modify or destroy, particular palaeobiological traits, but these processes always increase …

Background Erosive tooth wear is an increasingly common pathology in the youth
population. It refers to the chronic, localized, painless loss of dental hard tissues caused by …

Algunos moldes internos de ammonites, reelaborados, que están contenidos en calizas del
Jurásico medio de la Cordillera Ibérica, muestran varias propiedades conservativas;.. los …