thanatocoenose

/θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs/

thanatocoenose means A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

thanatocoenose is pronounced /θəˌnætəʊˈsiːnəʊs/.

Etymology

From thanato- + coenose.

noun

A collection of dead life forms that are found together, having previously interacted as a community within an ecosystem.“This sort of thanatocoenose is typical of lakes with a semi-arid climate (Early Triassic period in the Kuznetsk Basin, Middle Jurassic- Lower Cretaceous of Middle Asia).”