M.H. Sorg’s scientific contributions

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Publications (2)


Forensic taphonomy: the postmortem fate of human remains
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January 1997

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M.H. Sorg

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J.H. Dearborn

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E.I. Monahan

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Citations (2)


... The biological component of the degradation of biomineralized tissues in aquatic environments includes a range of unrelated taxa, which imprint macroscopic and microscopic alterations. Such aquatic organisms are known to colonize, encrust, erode, or scavenge the tissues in both freshwater and saltwater environments, where the postmortem effects of macrofauna and microfauna have been subject to more extensive study (Bell & Elkerton, 2008;Pokines & Higgs, 2015;Sorg et al., 1995). Beside large marine predators, like sharks, which leave punctures, furrows, and fractures (Allaire et al., 2012), adhering or bioeroding taxa selective to saltwater include barnacles, crabs, worms, and sponges (e.g., Glynn & Manzello, 2015). ...

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Marine bryozoan colonization of terrestrial biomineralized tissues: Taphonomic insights and forensic implications
Marine taphonomy of a case submerged for 32 years
  • Citing Article
  • January 1995

... It was probably about protecting the bodies during the decomposition of soft tissues (socalled decarnation; more broadly about taphonomic processes -e.g. haglund and Sorg 1997). then, the construction was burned down. ...

Forensic taphonomy: the postmortem fate of human remains
  • Citing Article
  • January 1997