Table 1 The number of identified specimens (NISP), number of identified specimens percentage (NISP%), minimum number of elements (MNE), minimum number of individuals (MNI), and relative abundance proportions (RA%) of rabbit remains recovered from the wolf scat sample. Digestive damage: numbers (N) and percentage (%) of rabbit bones included in each digestion category.
Wolf scats (MNI = 12) | Anatomical representation | Digestion damage | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Null | Light | Moderate | Heavy | Extreme | ||||||||||
NISP | NISP% | MNE | RA% | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | N | % | |
Mandible | 28 | 3.0 | 9 | 37.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.6 | 6 | 21.4 | 21 | 75.0 |
Cranium | 96 | 10.3 | 9 | 75 | 1 | 1.0 | 1 | 1.0 | 8 | 8.3 | 42 | 43.8 | 44 | 45.8 |
Incisors | 32 | 3.4 | 32 | 64.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 28.1 | 18 | 56.3 | — | 15.6 |
Upper molar | 139 | 14.9 | 139 | 96.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 31.7 | 54 | 38.8 | — | 29.5 |
Lower molar | 83 | 8.9 | 83 | 92.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 14.5 | 54 | 65 | — | 20.5 |
Humerus | 12 | 1.3 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 9 | 75 |
Radius | 5 | 0.5 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 2 | 40 |
Ulna | 1 | 0.1 | 1 | 4.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100 |
Femur | 10 | 1.1 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 90 |
Tibia | 15 | 1.6 | 6 | 25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 20 | 12 | 80 |
Patella | 7 | 0.7 | 7 | 29.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 28.6 | 5 | 71.4 | 0 | 0 |
Scapula | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Innominate | 7 | 0.7 | 5 | 20.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 100 |
Metacarpus | 3 | 0.3 | 3 | 2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 | 1 | 33.3 |
Metatarsus | 5 | 0.5 | 5 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 80 | 0 | 0 |
Metapodial | 25 | 2.7 | 12 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 16 | 9 | 36 | 12 | 48 |
Phalanges 1/2 | 121 | 12.9 | 95 | 23.3 | 8 | 6.6 | 9 | 7.4 | 24 | 19.8 | 41 | 33.9 | 39 | 32.2 |
Phalanx 3 | 155 | 16.6 | 155 | 71.8 | 9 | 5.8 | 17 | 11.0 | 27 | 17.4 | 79 | 51.0 | 23 | 14.8 |
Calcaneum | 7 | 0.7 | 4 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14.3 | 6 | 85.7 |
Astragalus | 2 | 0.2 | 2 | 8.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 100 |
Carpal/tarsal | 8 | 0.9 | 7 | 2.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.5 | 1 | 12.5 | 6 | 75 |
Vertebra | 155 | 16.6 | 85 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1.3 | 22 | 14.2 | 55 | 35.5 | 76 | 49.0 |
Rib | 17 | 1.8 | 10 | 3.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 | 6 | 35.2 | 10 | 58.8 |
TOTAL | 935 | — | 683 | — | 18 | — | 29 | — | 157 | — | 386 | — | 345 | — |
