The police officers also want to know if you can determine the age at death of the skeleton. You determine that all long bone epiphyses have fused to their diaphyses, and all permanent teeth are erupted. The cranial sutures are still open, and the symphysial surface is flattened, but there is no complete rim around the symphysis. Based on these features, a likely age range for the skeleton would be

a. younger than 10 years.
b. 10-20 years.
c. 20-35 years.
d. 35-50 years.


c. 20-35 years.

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