Faunal Remains
by Robert J. Muir
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Table 9. NISP Counts by Skeletal Region for Major Faunal Taxa, Sand Canyon Pueblo
Taxon Skeletal Region
Cranial Axial Pectoral Girdle Forelimb Pelvic Girdle Hind Limb Phalanges
Artiodactyla 63 152 27 137 37 178 51
Canis spp. 68 47 8 36 4 43 32
Lynx spp. 2 7   7 2 7 9
Lepus spp. 21 15 9 38 9 37 1
Sylvilagus spp. 490 233 137 434 219 730 89
Sciuridae 197 254 54 159 74 178 38
Neotoma spp. 206 30 18 39 46 119  
Geomyidae 80   1 7 5 13  
Muridae 168 151 19 79 79 153  
Meleagris gallopavo 146 128 152 220 28 253 382
Falconiformes 3 5 10 9 4 8 7
Zenaida macroura   5   4   3  
Passeriformes   2 11 35 1 15 1
Amphibian 16 33 8 10 8 33 5
Snake   105          
Iguanidae 18 3     2    
NISP = number of identified specimens.

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