The following references might help:
Allison, Peter A., Craig R. Smith, and Helmut Kukert. 1991. Deep-water
Taphonomy of Vertebrate Carcasses: A Whale Skeleton in the Bathyal Santa
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Esperante, Raú, Brand, L., Chadwick, A., Poma, A. 2002. Taphonomy of fossil
whales in the diatomaceous sediments of the Miocene/Pliocene Pisco
Formation, Peru. In: Current Topics on Taphonomy and Fossilization, De
Renzi, M., Pardo Alonso, M. V., Belinchón, M., PeZalver, E., Montoya, P., M
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Liebig, P.M., et al. 2003. Bones on the Beach: Marine Mammal Taphonomy of
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Weigelt, Johannes. 1989. Recent Vertebrate Carcasses and Their
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Sincerely,
Barry W. Baker
Forensic Scientist - Morphology
Morphology Section
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