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How Can Taphonomy Be Defined in the XXI Century? Domínguez Rodrigo, Manuel Fernández López, Sixto Rafael Alcalá, Luis Taphonomy, as a branch of learning and a research area, has undergone a tremendous growth in the past few decades. It has extended its application from palaeontology to other disciplines, it has broadened its referential scope and has incorporated humans as taphonomic agents. This has affected the way taphonomy is perceived by its practitioners and requires a modification of its definition, following a process that is common in most evolving natural science disciplines. 2023-06-20T03:37:27Z 2023-06-20T03:37:27Z 2023-06-20T03:37:27Z 2011 journal article https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/44074 0022-3360 eng open access The Paleontological Society.