Forensic Science International
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 249-254, 28 January 2004

Post mortem cohabitation—shell growth as a measure of elapsed time: a case report

  • K.J Dennison

      Affiliations

    • Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand
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  • J.A Kieser

      Affiliations

    • Department of Oral Sciences and Orthodontics, School of Dentistry, University of Otago, P.O. Box 647, Dunedin, New Zealand
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  • J.S Buckeridge

      Affiliations

    • Earth & Oceanic Sciences Research Centre, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
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  • P.J Bishop

      Affiliations

    • Department of Zoology, University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand

Received 7 January 2003; accepted 1 October 2003.

Abstract 

A partial calvaria, dredged from the sea-bed some years previously, was referred to us for examination. The presence of a well-established mollusc colony [1] on the vault allowed us to establish a minimum elapsed time since death. Such a cross-disciplinary co-operative study is of great advantage in expediting a satisfactory conclusion.

Keywords:  Human calvaria, Barnacle, Physical anthropology, Conchology

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PII: S0379-0738(03)00458-4

doi:10.1016/j.forsciint.2003.10.015

Forensic Science International
Volume 139, Issue 2 , Pages 249-254, 28 January 2004

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