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skeletochronology

skeletochronology noun: the estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones.

Noun

skeletochronology (uncountable)

  1. The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones
    • Minimum age of Maiasaura individuals was determined by counting the number of annually deposited lines of arrested growth (see [10 –12 ] for descriptions of skeletochronology methods).2015 July 9, “First Reported Cases of Biomechanically Adaptive Bone Modeling in Non-Avian Dinosaurs”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of skeletochronology

From skeleto- + chronology.

Questions about skeletochronology

What does skeletochronology mean?
Skeletochronology means the estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones.
What part of speech is skeletochronology?
Skeletochronology is a noun.

Words near skeletochronology in the dictionary

  1. skeletally
  2. skeleto-
  3. skeletochronologic
  4. skeletochronological
  5. skeletochronologically
  6. skeletochronology
  7. skeletodental
  8. skeletofusimotor
  9. skeletogenesis
  10. skeletogenetic
  11. skeletogenic

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