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Definition of Osteology

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Osteology is the scientific study of bones, practised by osteologists. A subdiscipline of Anatomy, anthropology, and paleontology, osteology is the detailed study of the structure of bones, skeletal elements, Teeth, microbone morphology, function, disease, pathology, the process of ossification (from cartilaginous molds), and the resistance and hardness of bones (biophysics).

Reference list Koehl, Dan, (2024). Osteology. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 September 2021 at https://www.elephant.se/index.php?id=268. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Osteology

Selected publications

The osteology of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana): vertebral column, ribs and sternum, by A J Bezuidenhout, C D Seegers; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8856763/

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Selected external links for this article about Osteology:

The osteology of the African elephant (Loxodonta africana): vertebral column, ribs and sternum, by A J Bezuidenhout, C D Seegers; https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/8856763/

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