"Faunal Remains," by Jonathan C. Driver

Table 2. Identified Specimens and Minimum Number of Elements (Selected Skeletal Elements) for Cottontail, Artiodactyls, and Turkey and Large Bird, Castle Rock Pueblo

Cottontail (Sylvilagus) All Artiodactyls Turkey (Meleagris) and Large Bird
Element NISP MNE NISP MNE NISP MNE
Cranium 70 12 2 1 26 4
Mandible 95 63 0 0 5 5
Quadrate n/a n/a n/a n/a 4 4
Cervical 6 6 5 3 22 20
Thoracic 7 7 4 2 2 2
Lumbar 34 26 1 1 n/a n/a
Sacrum 5 5 1 1 n/a n/a
Synsacrum n/a n/a n/a n/a 1 1
Caudal 1 1 0 0 3 3
Rib 11 11 2 1 27 10
Sternum 0 0 1 1 20 6
Sternal rib n/a n/a n/a n/a 15 6
Furculum n/a n/a n/a n/a 5 3
Coracoid n/a n/a n/a n/a 21 9
Scapula 73 48 0 0 18 5
Humerus 55 45 5 3 27 7
Radius 68 49 2 1 21 5
Ulna 54 37 2 1 43 8
Carpal 0 0 0 0 5 5
Metacarpus 7 7 1 1 28 17
Wing phalanx n/a n/a n/a n/a 37 37
Innominate 70 59 2 2 7 4
Femur 32 15 1 1 13 1
Tibia 94 57 5 2 66 32
Fibula 0 0 0 0 6 2
Tarsals 37 35 1 1 n/a n/a
Metatarsus 71 63 0 0 59 34
All phalanges 14 14 5 4 153 136
NISP = number of identified specimens; MNE = minimum number of elements; n/a = not applicable.
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