Post mortem cohabitation-shell growth as a measure of elapsed time: a case report.
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 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.
Dennison
K J
KJ
Department of Anatomy and Structural Biology, School of Medical Sciences, University of Otago, P.O. Box 913, Dunedin, New Zealand. john.dennison@stonebow.otago.ac.nz
Kieser
J A
JA
Buckeridge
J S
JS
Bishop
P J
PJ
D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D018732:Forensic Anthropology / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D011077:Polychaeta / Q000502:physiology; D045483:Rivers; D012727:Sex Characteristics; D012886:Skull / Q000473:pathology*; D001468:Thoracica / Q000254:growth & development*; D013997:Time Factors