%0 Journal Article
%A Fernández Jalvo, Yolanda
%A Sánchez Chillón, B.
%A Andrews, Peter
%A Fernández López, Sixto Rafael
%A Alcalá Martínez, L.
%T Morphological taphonomic transformations of fossil bones in continental environments, and repercussions of their chemical composition
%D 2002
%@ 1475-4754
%U https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/58917
%X The aim of this paper is to provide a summary of structural or surface modifications ofvertebrate bone remains in continental palaeoenvironments that may have repercussions ontheir chemical composition. Both before and after burial, a different set of physical, chemicaland biological agencies may produce modifications of the bone morphological structureand/or bone chemical composition. Several of these morphological modifications are diagnosticof particular agents, which otherwise may not be noticed or identified in a fossilassociation. In order to understand diagenesis, those events that occurred before final burialhave to be considered, as they may strongly modify the bone morphological structure andinfluence post-burial changes.
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