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Meaning of skeletochronology | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

The estimation of the age of skeletal remains by observation of growth rings in bones

uncountable

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).”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

skeletogenesis skeletogeny skeletography skeletoid skeletology skeletomusculature

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