Talk:Skeletonization (forensics)

"Defossilization"
The article ends with "Once being fossilized the skeleton can be subject to defossilization (the process of a fossil subverting back into regular bone). This can take from 5000 to 500 million years."

Fascinating, to a non-scientist like me. Could someone cite or explain the natural mechanism for how this could happen (how a fossil, that is, a mineral impression, could transform back into bone?) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.26.47.197 (talk) 18:12, 12 April 2011 (UTC)

Moved to Skeletonization
The content of this article was moved to the page Skeletonization (forensics), as per WP:Bold, for several reasons: If any editor disagrees with the move, I will be happy to discuss the matter further. Boneyard90 (talk) 11:06, 25 February 2012 (UTC)
 * 1) The term "forensics" is a colloquialism, even jargon, pertaining to the forensic sciences, therefore it was an inappropriate article title.
 * 2) "Skeletonization" occurs as a natural part of decomposition, regardless of whether a crime has been committed, therefore the insinuation that skeletonization happens exclusively within a forensic context is erroneous and misleading.
 * 3) Except for redirects and disambig, it's the only article title to use the word "Skeletonization".
 * 4) The only other article in Skeletonization (disambiguation) is Topological skeleton, for which "skeletonization" is apparently a synonym, though the reference to this linkage dates to 2001.
 * 5) Additionally, the article was a stub, so there was no major investment of time or effort on behalf of any editor.
 * 6) The original author, User:Auno3 has not made any improvements in some time, originally wrote in an idiomatic style, and has been banned for sockpuppetry. Therefore, there is no way to solicit his or her opinion on the matter.