Comparative Osteology: A Laboratory and Field Guide of Common North American Animals

by Pam Crabtree and Bradley Adams

In the forensic context it is quite common for nonhuman bones to be confused with human remains and end up in the medical examiner or coroner system. It is also quite common for skeletal remains (both human and nonhuman) to be discovered in archaeological contexts. While the difference between human and nonhuman bones is often very striking, it can also be quite subtle. Fragmentation only compounds the problem. The ability to differentiate between...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00A2KNH8A
• ISBN13: 9780123884374
• Release Date: December 2011
• Publisher: Academic Press
• Length: 460 Pages
• Weight: 2.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 8.3" x 9.1"