Table 3 Descriptive statistics for the total wolf population for individual synchondroses, sutures, and suture groups by total obliteration score, including the mean age and age range for each in years.
From: Suture obliteration patterns in wolves and a comparison to dogs
Sutures and suture groups | Score 0 mean age (years), range | Score 1 mean age (years), range | Score 2 mean age (years), range |
|---|---|---|---|
Basispheno-basioccipital | 0.68, 0.5–1.5 | 1.23, 0.5–3.6 | 4.14, 0.5–12.1 |
Interpalatine and Intermaxillary | 2.66, 0.5-9.0 | 5.58, 1.0-12.1 | 7.22, 5.0–9.0 |
Maxillo-palatine | 2.81, 0.5–10.6 | 5.73, 0.5–12.1 | 8.20, 8.0-8.4 |
Premaxillo-maxillary (lateral) | 1.73, 0.5–6.5 | 4.26, 0.5–10.6 | 7.65, 4.4–12.1 |
Nasal-premaxilla-maxilla-frontal | 3.14, 0.5–12.1 | 6.40, 2.4–9.5 | 8.00, 4.5–11.5 |
Internasal | 3.28, 0.5–12.1 | 8.03, 3.5–11.5 | |
Interfrontal | 3.21, 0.5–12.1 | 4.26, 1.0-7.3 | 6.76, 2.9–11.5 |
