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. 2021 Jul 13;37(2):235–256. doi: 10.1002/jqs.3341

Table 12.

List of taphonomic processes by identified marine taxa

Layers SU 15 SU 17 Total %
Nisp 6 14 20 100
Pre‐dep. Alt.
Anthrop. Alt. TAlt. 1 1 5
Post‐dep. Alt. Decal. 1 11 12 60
Fragm. 2 10 12 60
EscD. 1 1 5

Abbreviations: pre‐dep. Alt. – pre‐depositional alterations; Antrop. Alt. – anthropogenic alterations; TAlt – thermo‐alteration damage; Post‐dep. Alt. – post‐depositional alterations; Decal – decalcification; Fragm. – fragmentation; EscD. – excavation damage. Note: some specimens could have been exposed to more than one type of taphonomic alteration.