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Changes in color may indicate speed of burial, or exposure to environmental factors such as humic acids, oxygenated environment, burning or water.
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Fernández-Jalvo, Y., Andrews, P. (2016). Discoloration and Staining. In: Atlas of Taphonomic Identifications. Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-7432-1_5
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