A collection of fossil remains associated in a specified deposit or sample. Its members may have different original habitats or ages; transport of fossil remains and time averaging affect its interpretation.
An assemblage containing remains transported from their original living sites. Hydraulic sorting can enrich durable parts or mix habitats; transport does not invariably disarticulate a carcass.
An assemblage whose organisms are preserved where they lived. Local origin does not eliminate taphonomic bias: soft tissues can disappear and resistant parts can accumulate through time.
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