2002
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4754.t01-1-00070
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Abstract: Fossil bones (N = 350) spanning more than 350 million years, and covering a wide range of depositional environments, were studied to compare the distribution of microbial destruction features in fossil bones with previously published data sets of bones of archaeological age. (or halted). This conclusion suggests that early post mortem processes, such as the mode of death, influence the potential of any bone to survive into deep time. The distribution of bioerosion in fossil bones is very different from that fo… Show more

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“…Because bones and scales contain the majority of fish P (Hendrixson et al 2007) and decompose more slowly than other tissues (e.g., Parmenter and Lamarra 1991), the fate of this P is critical. Fish bones and scales are present in the fossil record (Trueman and Martill 2002), so at least some carcass P is in a more or less permanent sink. However, studies in various ecosystems show that ,10% of bone and scale P is permanently buried if sediments are oxygenated, and even with hypoxia usually ,15% is permanently buried (Vallentyne 1960, Schenau andDe Lange 2000).…”
Section: The Fate Of Fish Carcassesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Because bones and scales contain the majority of fish P (Hendrixson et al 2007) and decompose more slowly than other tissues (e.g., Parmenter and Lamarra 1991), the fate of this P is critical. Fish bones and scales are present in the fossil record (Trueman and Martill 2002), so at least some carcass P is in a more or less permanent sink. However, studies in various ecosystems show that ,10% of bone and scale P is permanently buried if sediments are oxygenated, and even with hypoxia usually ,15% is permanently buried (Vallentyne 1960, Schenau andDe Lange 2000).…”
Section: The Fate Of Fish Carcassesmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The vessels and the cells in fossil material might have avoided initial degradative reactions owing to sequestration within bone matrices and protective association with minerals (Glimcher et al 1990;Sykes et al 1995;Trueman & Martill 2002;Schmidt-Schultz & Schultz 2004;Salamon et al 2005). Additionally, breakdown of haemoglobin and myoglobin after death may have contributed to this initial preservation, as free haem has been shown to inhibit enzymatic degradation (Francis et al 1997) and cellular autolysis (Ferris et al 1988;Lee & Fein 2000;Wightman & Fein 2005 and references therein).…”
Section: (C) Moa Trabecular Bone (Mor Oft255) (D ) Mammoth (Mor 917mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…Caves appear to have a number of advantages in terms of bone survival: (1) temperature fluctuations within caves are heavily dampened, and (2) the stable, slightly alkaline pH of karstic caves probably represents an optimal environment for the stabilization of bone apatite (Weiner et al 1993). As Trueman and Martill (2002) observe, fossil bones are much less biodeteriorated than archaeological bones. Bones of greater antiquity are self-selected to be well preserved; success with older bones does not necessarily imply that younger samples will also amplify.…”
Section: Dnamentioning
confidence: 99%