A 35-year-old male is found dead in his apartment. On autopsy, the body shows early rigor mortis in the jaw and neck, greenish discoloration over the right lower abdomen, and skin slippage on the hands. Which post-mortem change is the BEST discriminator between death occurring 12–18 hours ago versus 24–36 hours ago?
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