Dear Rafael! I don't know any references on this point and would be also interested in them if you ever find. I can say that in the dog skeleton collection of our laboratory (~ 100 speimens) at least six specimens have fused fibula, and they all are of medium size. Best wishes, Mitya. On Thu, 21 Feb 2019 at 19:06, Rafael Martínez Sánchez < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Dear Zooarchers, > > I was wondering if fibula fusion with tibia is common in dogs. I > understand that it may be due to extreme age but I would like to know if > there may be other factors. > > Is the phenomenon common? Do you have any articles about it? I have a case > in an individual of advanced age, of the Roman Andalusia... > > Best wishes, > > Rafael M. > > Rafael M. Martinez Sánchez > Investigador contratado Post-Doctoral > Departamento de Prehistoria y Arqueología > Universidad de Granada > e-mail: [log in to unmask] > > > > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> Libre > de virus. www.avast.com > <https://www.avast.com/sig-email?utm_medium=email&utm_source=link&utm_campaign=sig-email&utm_content=webmail> > <#m_8086209421075315077_DAB4FAD8-2DD7-40BB-A1B8-4E2AA1F9FDF2> > > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1 > -- Mitya Vasyukov Laboratory of Historical Ecology Institute of Ecology and Evolution, Russian Academy of Sciences Leninsky pr., 33, Moscow 119071, Russia ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the ZOOARCH list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=ZOOARCH&A=1