thanatocoenose

Definitions

A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem.

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Examples

“This sort⟳ of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia).”

“The fossil diatom assemblage or thanatocoenose found in sediments typially represents as little as 1-5% of the original living assemblage or biocoenose.”

“Given that paleozoologists sample the geological record⟳ (i.e., where faunal remains are deposited as a particular kind of sedimentary particle), they don't always have⟳ a complete⟳ thanatocoenose lying on the lab table.”

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