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Article: Time-averaging and fidelity of modern death assemblages: building a taphonomic foundation for conservation palaeobiology

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 56
Part: 3
Publication Date: May 2013
Page(s): 487 – 522
Author(s): Susan M. Kidwell
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KIDWELL, S. M. 2013. Time-averaging and fidelity of modern death assemblages: building a taphonomic foundation for conservation palaeobiology. Palaeontology, 56, 3, 487–522.

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