Welcome to the third installment of the Carnal Carnival, this month on the science of taphonomy. What is taphonomy? Roughly, it's the study of what happens to an organism after death, from decay ...

Imagine your dead grandmother lying in an open field, being attacked by vultures. It’s a horrifying thought and may seem like the ultimate indignity. But, assuming she is an “inmate” at one of the ...

Imagine your dead grandmother lying in an open field, being attacked by vultures. It’s a horrifying thought and may seem like the ultimate indignity. But, assuming she is an “inmate” at one of the ...

1. Introduction : collection of macroscopic osseous taphonomic data and the recognition of taphonomic suites of characteristics / James T. Pokines -- 2. Microscopic destruction of bone / Miranda M.E.

Some taphonomic investigations on reindeer (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in West Greenland / Kerstin Pasda -- Magnitude of faunal accumulations by carnivores and humans in the South American Andes ...

This paper provides an overview of the early Cambrian Guanshan biota with emphasis on new information regarding its sedimentology, taphonomy, and biodiversity. The full extent and significance of this ...

The MSU students are back in China, where they explore the culture, look for fossils, and study dinosaur eggs in the laboratory. Selected college students from across Montana travel to the Zhejiang ...

A life dedicated to decay. Johannes Weigelt (1890–1948) was a palaeontologist, a dilettante photographer, a Nazi, all of it fervent. This essay is dedicated to the pioneer of taphonomy – sober and at ...

The next edition of the Carnal Carnival – the monthly blog event focused on all things fascinatingly disgusting – is fast approaching. On Friday, October 22nd I’ll be featuring a collection of posts ...

Imagine your dead grandmother lying in an open field, being attacked by vultures. It's a horrifying thought and may seem like the ultimate indignity. But, assuming she is an "inmate" at one of the ...