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. 2013 Apr 25;8(4):e62174. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0062174

Table 1. Faunal and lithic inventory.

Bed Total NISP Macro-mammal NISP Macro-mam. MNI Principal fauna (% NISP, % MNI) Lithics
KS-1 982 975 (525) 25 Bovid (92.4, 72.0), Equid (4.4, 8.0), Suid (1.5, 8.0), Hippo (0.2, 4.0) 179
KS-2 2190 2153 (886) 40 Bovid (82.6, 67.5), Equid (11.6, 10.0), Suid (0.9, 5.0), Hippo(1.0, 2.5) 2533
KS-3 491 470 (172) 16 Bovid (77.9, 68.8), Equid (4.7, 6.3), Suid (0.6, 6.3), Hippo (14.0,12.5) 171

NISP (number of identified specimens) and MNI (minimum number of individuals) are defined and quantified following the literature [43]. ‘Total NISP’ reflects the sum of specimens recovered with coordinate data and included in this study. Tens of thousands of non-identifiable bone and tooth fragments <2 cm are omitted from this study. Fossils from conglomeratic facies (CP levels) are poorly preserved [49], and are likewise excluded from this study: KS-2CP (n = 259), KS-3CP (n = 102). Macro-mammals are defined here as weighing >5 kg. Macro-mammal NISP values are total sums and, in parentheses, the sum of specimens identified beyond Linnean class. %NISP and %MNI include macro-mammals only. Faunal and lithic counts are from the literature [17], [55].