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Record 1 1977-11-18

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
OBS

A group of dead organisms (or fossils) that may represent the "biocoenosis" of an area or the biocoenosis plus the thanatocoenosis of another environment; all of the fossils present at a particular place in a sediment.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

Une "thanatocoenose" (de "thanatos", mort et "koinos", en commun) est une association de fossiles n'ayant pas vécu ensemble, mais dont les restes sont groupés.

Spanish

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