"Faunal Remains," by Robert J. Muir and Jonathan C. Driver

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Table 9. NISP Counts by Skeletal Region for Common Faunal Taxa, Yellow Jacket Pueblo

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Skeletal Region

Upper Forelimb

Lower Forelimb

Upper Hind Limb

Lower Hind Limb

Taxon

Craniala

Axial

Pectoral Girdle

Humerus

Radius and Ulna

Carpal

Metacarpal (Carpometacarpus)

Innominate

Femur

Tibia (Tibiotarsus) and Fibula

Tarsal

Metatarsal (Tarsometatarsus)

Phalanges

All Medium Artiodactyl

22

62

5

3

14

9

6

2

7

13

13

9

15

Block 1200

5

43

2

2

6

6

2

2

4

5

6

6

4

All other areas

17

19

3

1

8

3

4

0

3

8

5

3

11

All Medium Carnivore

11

7

3

3

4

1

1

1

0

3

1

3

6

Lepus sp.

30

32

15

18

23

29

8

19

24

24

30

11

10

Sylvilagus sp.

225

104

82

85

99

62

7

142

75

108

62

52

18

All Sciuridae

51

5

15

12

23

1

0

12

10

13

1

0

0

All Geomyidae

58

4

2

6

4

1

0

8

8

5

1

0

0

Neotoma sp.

43

11

6

8

1

2

0

12

18

11

2

0

0

Meleagris gallopavo

25

40

58

30

43

23

(21)

16

7

(52)

0

(44)

77

NISP = number of identified specimens.

aExcluding teeth.

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