Trace element geochemistry of bonebeds
Trace element geochemistry of bonebeds
The geochemistry of bones within bonebeds can be used to infer aspects of burial history, post burial movement, and paleoenviornmental conditions. To use chemical methods, however, it is important to understand the mechanisms and rates of fossilisation of bone and incorporation of trace elements. This chapter reviews the current opinions concerning the nature of fossilisation, discusses (with reference to published case studies) the ways that trace element chemistry can be used to study bonebeds and provides a brief guide to the analysis of fossil bones.
fossil, bone, geochemistry, trace element, fossilisation, taphonomy
9780226723709
397-436
University of Chicago Press
Trueman, Clive N.
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7 March 2008
Trueman, Clive N.
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Trueman, Clive N.
(2008)
Trace element geochemistry of bonebeds.
In,
Rogers, Raymond R., Eberth, David A. and Fiorillo, Anthony R.
(eds.)
Bonebeds: Genesis, analysis and paleobiological significance.
Chicago, USA.
University of Chicago Press, .
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The geochemistry of bones within bonebeds can be used to infer aspects of burial history, post burial movement, and paleoenviornmental conditions. To use chemical methods, however, it is important to understand the mechanisms and rates of fossilisation of bone and incorporation of trace elements. This chapter reviews the current opinions concerning the nature of fossilisation, discusses (with reference to published case studies) the ways that trace element chemistry can be used to study bonebeds and provides a brief guide to the analysis of fossil bones.
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Published date: 7 March 2008
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fossil, bone, geochemistry, trace element, fossilisation, taphonomy
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ISBN: 9780226723709
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Raymond R. Rogers
Editor:
David A. Eberth
Editor:
Anthony R. Fiorillo
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