[Nhcoll-l] Formaldehyde and bone preservation

[David Katz]

Hi everyone,

We will have a number of medium bodied primate carcasses that we plan to
macerate in order to preserve the skeletons. We've been told that fixing
with formaldehyde prior to maceration can negatively affect the bones.

What are the consequences? Is this an issue for both short and long
duration fixation, or just long? Thanks very much.

David

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Benedikt Hallgrimsson Lab
University of Calgary

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Department of Anthropology
University of California, Davis

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