bonebed

Meanings

• noun

  A bonebed is a deposit or stratum of bones, often containing the remains of many individuals.

  - "The archeological site contained a bonebed of prehistoric mammoth remains."
  - "The paleontologist studied the bonebed of dinosaur fossils."

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Variants

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Etymology

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From Old English 'beana bed', a bed of bones.

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Trivia

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1. The largest known bonebed is the 'Bone Cabin Quarry' in Texas, containing over 27 million bones.

2. The term 'bonebed' is also used in the medical field to describe a collection of bones in the body, such as the bonebed of the skull.

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1. Burial site: A bonebed is often part of a larger burial site or cemetery.

2. Fossil bed: A bonebed can also refer to a stratum of sedimentary rock containing fossilized remains.

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Culture

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Bonebeds have cultural and historical significance in anthropology and archaeology, providing valuable information about human and animal populations in the past.

How to Memorize "bonebed"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a layer of bones, stacked and intermingled.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'bonebed' with the image of a graveyard or fossil site.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember 'Bones Below Earth' to memorize 'bonebed'.

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