Hello

I am conducting an evaluation of bone disease in nondomestic Canidae, using museum specimens that

are cleared skeletons. Also, I am studying archaeological canine specimens. This inquiry concerns the latter.

From several Indian site archaeological projects, in the neighborhood of 2500 to 8000 years old, I have seen

specimens of a canine that represents either Canis lupus familiaris or a cross. These individuals remind me of the

modern pit bull. The skull is partly brachycephalic and relatively massive, the mandible has considerable mass,

and a degree of joint pathology is relatively common.

I am interested to look further at bone specimens from modern "pit bull-type dogs" to make a comparative

assessment of the following structures, or as many of them as is possible: mandible, glenoid fossa of the
scapula, proximal and distal humerus joints, proximal ulna joint, proximal tibia, acetabulum, and femoral head.

I would like to be able to view the structures and take photographs for my work.

This is pro bono work, unfunded by anyone at this point. This is not surprising, since the interested community

is relatively small. Multiple publications are planned for the archaeological and paleontological communities.

I look forward to your advice on this subject, with many thanks for your consideration of the foregoing.

With best regards,

Dennis F Lawler, DVM, NAP