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==Disintegration== How complete fossils are was once thought to be a proxy for the energy of the environment, with stormier waters leaving less articulated carcasses. However, the dominant force actually seems to be predation, with scavengers more likely than rough waters to break up a fresh carcass before it is buried.<ref name="Behrensmeyer2000">{{cite journal |last1=Behrensmeyer |first1=Anna K. |last2=Kidwell |first2=Susan M. |last3=Gastaldo |first3=Robert A. |title=Taphonomy and paleobiology |journal=Paleobiology |date=December 2000 |volume=26 |pages=103β147 |doi=10.1666/0094-8373(2000)26[103:TAP]2.0.CO;2 |s2cid=39048746 }}</ref> Sediments cover smaller fossils faster so they are likely to be found fully articulated. However, erosion also tends to destroy smaller fossils more easily.{{citation needed|date=April 2021}}
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