"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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