When a bone of unknown origin is found at a location, forensic implications arise immediately. Is this bone human, and if so, is it evidence of a murder? Human and Non-Human Bone Identification: A Color Atlas presents a comprehensive handbook of photographs and other information essential for law enforcement and forensic anthropologists when examin
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Introduction. What is Bone? Overview of Skeletons of Quadrupeds and a Biped. Overview of Skeletal and Dental Growth and Development. Human-Nonhuman Bone Comparisons. Cranium. Mandible. Dentition. Scapula.Humerus. Radius. Ulna. Metacarpals.Vertebrae. Pelvis. Femur. Tibia. Fibula. Metatarsals. Nonhuman Skeletal Elements. Human (Homo Sapiens). Artiodactyla. Perissodactyla. Carnivora. Rodentia. Xenarthra. Marsupialia. Chiroptera. Marine Mammals.