taphonomist

English

Etymology

taphonomy +‎ -ist

Noun

taphonomist (plural taphonomists)

1. One who studies taphonomy.
   • 2014, Dennis Dirkmaat, A Companion to Forensic Anthropology, page 504:

     Pathologies of soft and skeletal tissues are not taphonomic features, but forensic and paleozoological taphonomists are both interested in modifications to bodily tissues that are perimortem, especially if those modifications reveal the agent or means of mortality.

See also

• taphologist