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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