Parameter: Fusion_state_tibia_fibula_length_M3

Dataset: 
Fossil Seal Skeletal Measurements
Parameter: 
sample description
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 sample_descrip
Short Description:
 sample description
Official Name:
 sample_descrip
No Data Value:
 nd
Description:
 

text description of sample collected

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
Fusion_state_tibia_fibula_length_M3
Supplied Units: 
unitless
Conversion Necessary: 
no
Conversion Utility: 
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 
fusion state of epiphyses: proximal/distal. 0 = epiphysis lost or not visible; 1 = unfused (epiphysis off or loose); 2 = partially fused (epiphysis attached, but suture conspicuous); 3 = fully fused (episphysis strongly attached, suture obscured).