Faunal Remains
by Robert J. Muir

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Table 9. NISP Counts by Skeletal Region for Major Faunal Taxa, Sand Canyon Pueblo

Skeletal Region

Taxon

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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