Animal Bones Crossword Puzzle

Animal Bones

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element present in shoulder girdle of humans but absent in sheep

part of osteology that studies history of deposition and modification of bones

method to date bone remains, based on radioactive isotopes

animals that walk on the last (most distal) bone of the limbs

animals that walk on their whole foot

chemical element used to study migrations

name given to unfused end of abone

number of metacarpals in a dog's foreleg

animals found in higher frequencies in 'high-status' sites

most common protein found in bones

common inorganic substance found in bones

skeletal element in the hindlimb

skeletal element in the shoulder girdle of horses

domestic animal species with a fibula

skeletal element in the forelimb

group of animals usually underrepresented in non-sieved bone assemblages

name given to the three fused bones in pelvic girdle of mammals

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