Table 1 A list of the taxa recovered from DNA sequencing of the coprolites.

From: Integrative analysis of DNA, macroscopic remains and stable isotopes of dog coprolites to reconstruct community diet

Scientific name

Common name

# Reads (average per coprolite)

# Coprolites

Found locally?

Found in archaeological record?

Lepisosteus

Gar

13 (13)

1

Yes

Yes

Lepomis

Freshwater Sunfish

6 (6)

1

Yes

Yes

Micropterus

Bass

2 (2)

1

Yes

Yes

Perca

Perch

2 (2)

1

Yes

Yes

Ictalurus

Freshwater Catfish

3 (1)

3

Yes

Yes

Cyprinus

Carp

4 (1.33)

3

Part of taxonomic family which includes native taxa

No*

Homo

Human

640 (71.11)

9

Yes

Yes

Canis

Dog

1508 (188.5)

8

Yes

Yes

Anas

Dabbling Duck

2 (2)

1

Yes

Yes

Anser

Grey Goose

6 (6)

1

Closely-related to native taxa (Branta and Chen)

No*

Rana

Frog

14 (4.67)

3

Closely-related to native taxa (Lithobates)

Yes

Toxocara

Intestinal Parasite

425 (212.5)

2

Yes

N/A

Pristionchus

Nematodes associated with insects

11 (11)

1

Yes

N/A

Thelazia

Eyeworms

2 (2)

1

Yes

N/A

Xiphinema

Root Nematodes

2 (2)

1

Yes

N/A

Dendroctonus

Bark Beetle

3 (3)

1

Yes

No

Heteromita

Flagellates present in soil

4 (4)

1

Yes

N/A

Ipomoea

Morning Glory

2 (2)

1

Yes

Yes

Nicotiana

Tobacco

4 (2)

2

Yes

Yes

Hyoscyamus

Henbane

2 (1)

2

Yes

No*

Glycine

Soybeans

9 (4.5)

2

Closely-related to native taxa (Strophostyles)

No*

  1. In the reads column, the average number of reads per coprolite that contained reads from that species is noted in parentheses. Counts of reads per coprolite can be found in Supplemental Table 4. * indicates that the genus identified in the database is not present in the archaeological record of the American Bottom, but another genus in the same family is present. N/A: Studies of parasites have not been conducted in American Bottom archaeological sites.
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