Skeletochronology
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones uncountable
"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)."
Example
More examples"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)."
Etymology
From skeleto- + chronology.
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