1st Edition

Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification A Color Atlas

By Diane L. France Copyright 2009
752 Pages
by CRC Press

752 Pages 3336 Color Illustrations
by CRC Press

584 Pages
by CRC Press

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 examining skeletal remains and determining species... Read more

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.



Biography

Diane L. France