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Author Fernandez-Jalvo, Yolanda, author

Title Atlas of taphonomic identifications : 1001+ images of fossil and recent mammal bone modification / Yolanda Fernandez-Jalvo, Peter Andrews
Published Dordrecht : Springer, 2016

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 359 pages) : illustrations (some color)
Series Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology, 1877-9077
Vertebrate paleobiology and paleoanthropology, 1877-9077
Contents Preface; Contents; Chapter 1 Introduction and Rationale ; Layout; How to Use the Book; Abbreviations; Chapter 2 : Methods in Taphonomy ; Collecting Methods for Fossils and Artifacts and Their Effects on Taphonomic Results; Surface Collection; Excavation; Collecting Samples for DNA Taphonomy; Histology and Preservation; Modern Analogues and Experimental Field/Laboratory Projects; Long Term Monitoring Studies; Monitoring Studies of Small Mammals; Preparation Methods; Equipment Used in Taphonomic Research; Summary of Localities Sampled; Part I Surface Modifications ; Chapter 3 Linear Marks
Agents and ProcessesCharacteristics; Description of Linear Marks; Inorganic Linear Marks with V Shaped Cross-Section Made by Stone; Linear Marks on Teeth; Organic Linear Marks with U Shaped Cross-Section Made by Animals; Incisor Gnawing; Canines and Premolars/Molars; Linear Marks Made by Beaks of Raptors; Linear Marks Made by Insects; Organic Linear Marks with U Shaped Cross-Section Made by Plants; Atlas Figures; Chapter 4 Pits and Perforations ; Agents and Processes; Characteristics; Morphology of Pits and Perforations; Organic Processes Producing Pits or Cone-Shaped Perforations
Size Distributions of Pits and PerforationsInsect Damage; Plant Roots; Inorganic Processes Producing Broad-Based Perforations; Asymmetric Perforations; Organic Processes Producing Broad-Based Perforations; Perforations from Chemical Attack; Atlas Figures; Chapter 5 Discoloration and Staining ; Agents and Processes Affecting Bone Color; Characteristics; Inorganic and Organic Modifications; Black Staining; Brown and Black Variable Staining; Red Staining; Atlas Figures; Part II Modifications Affecting Shape ; Chapter 6 Abrasion and Rounding ; Agents; Characteristics; Inorganic Processes
Degree of AbrasionPolishing; Brightness; Location of Abrasion; Atlas Figures; Part III Modifications Penetrating Bone Tissue; Chapter 7 Flaking and Cracking ; Agents and Processes; Characteristics; Inorganic Flaking and Cracking; Cracking of Surface Bone; Flaking of Surface Bone; Organic Cracking; Atlas Figures; Chapter 8 Corrosion and Digestion ; Corrosion; Agents and Processes; Characteristics; Location of Corrosion; Depth of Corrosion; Degree of Corrosion; Digestion; Agents and Processes; Characteristics; Location of Digestion; Degrees of Digestion; Depth of Digestion
Effects of Enzymes and AcidityMineral Composition; Atlas Figures; Part IV Modification by Loss of Bone Tissue or Skeletal Elements ; Chapter 9 : Breakage and Deformation; Agents and Processes; Characteristics; Morphology of Breaks; Fracture Outline; Fracture Angle; Fracture Edge; Peeling; Shaft Circumference of Limb Bones; Fragmentation; Breadth/Length Ratios of Fragments; Extent of Shaft Fragmentation; Relative Proportions of Articular and Shaft Fragments; Relative Proportions of Isolated Teeth and Teeth in Jaws; Deformation; Modification of Articular Ends; Modification of Diaphyses
Summary The aim of the atlas is to provide images of taphonomic modifications, making it as comprehensive as possible with evidence presently available. This volume is intended both as a field guide for identifying taphonomic modifications in the field, and for use in the laboratory when collections of fossils are being analyzed. Images in the book are a combination of scanning electron micrographs, regular photographs, cross-sections of bones and line drawings and graphs. By providing good quality illustrations of taphonomic modifications, with links between similar types of modification, the atlas provides a reference source for identifying the agents responsible for the modifications, the processes by which they were formed, and the potential bias introduced by the processes. The authors also aim to emphasize on the directions they consider taphonomic studies should be headed. Firstly, we should seek to quantify the degree of bias introduced into a fossil fauna and to take account of this bias before interpreting the palaeoecology of the fossil site. Secondly, we should recognize that taphonomic modifications increase the information encoded in fossils by identifying perimortem and postmortem contexts. T his provides a more dynamic and realistic view of the past
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Notes Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed August 3, 2016)
Subject Taphonomy -- Atlases
NATURE -- Animals -- Dinosaurs & Prehistoric Creatures.
NATURE -- Fossils.
SCIENCE -- Paleontology.
Taphonomy
Genre/Form atlases.
Scientific atlases
Atlases
Atlases.
Atlas.
Form Electronic book
Author Andrews, Peter, author
ISBN 9789401774321
9401774323
9401774307
9789401774307