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taphonomy

the study of decomposition and fossilization of biological material
Intangible academic_discipline Q596086
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taphonomy

Summary

taphonomy is an academic discipline[1]. taphonomy draws 427 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #189 of 1,010).[2]

Key Facts

  • taphonomy is credited with the discovery of Ivan Yefremov[3].
  • taphonomy's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4].
  • taphonomy is a type of paleontology[5].
  • taphonomy's Commons category is recorded as Taphonomy[6].
  • taphonomy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Taphonomy[7].
  • taphonomy's is the study of is recorded as fossilization[8].

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Definition and Type

taphonomy's instance of is recorded as academic discipline[4]. taphonomy is a type of paleontology[5].

Why It Matters

taphonomy draws 427 Wikipedia views per month (academic_discipline category, ranking #189 of 1,010).[2] taphonomy has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] taphonomy is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

Ivan Yefremov paleontology

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . serc.carleton.edu. serc.carleton.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 5w ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Discoverer or inventor → Ivan Yefremov
    Is the study of → fossilization
    Instance of → academic discipline
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|3 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007544031605171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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