The skeleton is a rigid framework of bones that forms the supporting structure of the musculoskeletal system, and also functions in movement, haematopoiesis and endocrine regulation. Skeletal ...

The older the person at death, the more pitted and craggy these bones will be. Forensic anthropologists will compare this against a database of standard markers to learn the age of the skeleton.

Adult teeth are worn down by chewing, and sometimes the amount a skeleton’s teeth are worn down can be used to estimate age. However, factors like a rough diet can mean an inaccurate age estimate.

Cartilage is found at the ends of bones and where joints meet. Tendons attach muscles to the skeleton. Synovial joints (freely movable joints) allow us the free movement to perform skills and ...

Courtesy of Dan O'Dowd Known as “Apex,” the 254-bone skeleton, roughly the size of a bus, is the priciest fossil ever purchased. Scored at Sotheby’s, it’s drawing attention from the ...

Shark skeletons don’t include any bones at all. But their jaws, spinal column and the cartilage surrounding their brain are strengthened by calcium salts, which get deposited into their skeletal ...

“I was out in this landscape you see behind me searching for fossils, and there I spotted a little piece of arm bone ... name of the skeleton was derived from a very popular song at the time.