ANT203H5 Lecture Notes - Electron Paramagnetic Resonance, Racemization, Atomic Number
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Different fossils, where they are, many classifications of fossils and questions of fossil hunters. Paleoanthropology can be defined as the study of early humans. It is important to mention that this comprises both their biology and their culture. Scientists from many disciplines join their efforts to obtain the most complete perspective of human origins possible . Biological anthropologists, archeologists, paleontologists, paleobotanists, and geologists, among many others. Important clues about the evolution of our species can be obtained by analyzing fossil remains. Here is some more information about fossils and how they form . Fossilization is a rare phenomenon, and it is dependent of a number of important factors affecting preservation after death, including . Geological factors: nature and composition of sediments. Temporal factors: variation of preservation conditions through time. Biological factors: role of organisms after death. *taphonomy is the study of the processes affecting an organism after death that result in its fossilization.
