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fossil

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remains or traces of an ancient organism preserved in the ground

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taphonomy

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the study of the process of burial, decay and fossilization

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mold

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a cavity left in firm sediments by the decayed body of an organism

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cast

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a representation of an organism created when a substance fills in a mold

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sedimentation

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the accumulation of geological or organic material deposited by air, water, or ice.

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preservation potential

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the probability of a bone being preserved after death

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hydraulic behavior

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the transport and dispersal of bones in water

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paleontology

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the study of fossils

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paleoanthropology

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scientific study of fossils and artifacts and the context in which they are found

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paleopathology

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the study of injuries and disease in prehistoric populations

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typological viewpoint

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the viewpoint that basic variation of a type is illusory and that only fixed ideal types are real; two fossils that differ fro each other in certain respects represent two types and hence, are two different species

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population viewpoint

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the viewpoint that only individuals have reality and that the type is illusory; since no two individuals are alike, variation underlies all existence