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As a companion to the text, Human and Nonhuman Bone Identification: A Color Atlas on DVD provides an electronic guide to comparative osteology specimens for quick and easy access. This DVD allows for the identification of the bones of 27 species. Suitable for both novices and for professionals who are already working in the laboratory or the field, this comprehensive reference features high quality photographs that review the differences between locomotor patterns in quadrupeds and in bipeds. It also presents photographs of different animals grouped by bone to allow for direct comparison as well as photos of all bones grouped by species.

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9781420062960

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... a much-needed reference with many excellent color images for comparative skeletal anatomy focused on human bones and nonhuman bones that are most likely to be encountered in a medicolegal investigation ... the amount of text is just right. The most important information is conveyed in a concise way that is useful for the novice and expert alike. The images of the bones are excellent ... This book is an essential resource for professionals involved in medicolegal investigation who routinely deal with distinguishing human and nonhuman bone. It also has applications beyond forensic anthropology, including archaeology and comparative skeletal anatomy and should be a welcome addition to many classroom libraries. -Dawn M. Mulhern, Ph.D., writing in Journal of Forensic Sciences, volume 54, issue 6.

! a much-needed reference with many excellent color images for comparative skeletal anatomy focused on human bones and nonhuman bones that are most likely to be encountered in a medicolegal investigation ! the amount of text is just right. The most important information is conveyed in a concise way that is useful for the novice and expert alike. The images of the bones are excellent ! This book is an essential resource for professionals involved in medicolegal investigation who routinely deal with distinguishing human and nonhuman bone. It also has applications beyond forensic anthropology, including archaeology and comparative skeletal anatomy and should be a welcome addition to many classroom libraries. --Dawn M. Mulhern, Ph.D., writing in Journal of Forensic Sciences, volume 54, issue 6.

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Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA

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