An understanding of the structural complexity of mineralised tissues is fundamental for
exploration into the field of diagenesis. Here we review aspects of current and past research …

This book offers a comprehensive review of the entire field of taphonomy, the science of
fossil preservation. It describes the formation of plant and animal fossils in oceanic …

Taphonomy plays diverse roles in paleobiology. These include assessing sample quality
relevant to ecologic, biogeographic, and evolutionary questions, diagnosing the roles of …

Bones exposed on tropical savannah grasslands of Amboseli National Park, Kenya undergo
extensive post-mortem alteration within 40 years. A combined analytical approach involving …

The biomineral component of bones and teeth is synthesized within the body, under direct
physiological control, and therefore the chemistry of bone (including the trace element …

The preservation of bone or bioapatite over geologic time has presented paleobiologists
with long-standing and formidable questions. Namely, to elucidate the mechanisms …

Recent years have seen rapid advances in the understanding of diagenetic changes to
bone tissues and how these influence the chemistry, microstructure and histological …

Fossil bone microanalyses reveal the ontogenetic histories of extinct tetrapods, but
incomplete fossil records often result in small sample sets lacking statistical strength. In …

The process of fossilization is still in many respects poorly understood. Changing chemical
conditions in the fossilizing bone allows us to distinguish successive stages of bone …

Most taphonomic analyses of vertebrate remains have focused upon physical processes.
Chemical processes only rarely are addressed, leaving a large untapped store of …