Table 2. Major features of the taphonomic samples utilized in this study.
| Taphonomic agent | Study area | # carcasses | Carcass type | Carcass size class | LLB data source |
| Lions | Tarangire 2008 | 8 | Equids | 3 | [67] |
| Tarangire 2009 | 5 | Equids | 3 | [67] | |
| Tarangire 2010 | 5 | Equids | 3 | [67] | |
| Tarangire | 42 | Equids, suids, bovids, giraffids | 2,3,4,5 | [15] | |
| Tarangire | 31 | Equids, suids, bovids | 2,3 | [15] | |
| Tarangire | 11 | Bovids, giraffids | 4,5 | [15] | |
| Maasai Mara | 8 | Equids | 3 | [11] | |
| Wolves | Monte Campelo 1 | 4 | Equids | 3 | [72] |
| Monte Campelo 2 | 5 | Equids | 3 | [72] | |
| Monte Campelo 3 | 8 | Equids | 3 | [72] | |
| Flechas | 17 | Equids | 3 | [69] | |
| Villadeciervos | 11 | Equids | 3 | [69] | |
| Spotted hyenas | Maasai Mara den | 8 | Equids | 3 | [10] |
| Kisima Ngeda Den 2 | 47 | Equids, bovids | 1,2,3 | [70] | |
| Amboseli | 63 | Equids, suids, bovids, carnivores | 1,2,3,4 | [4] | |
| Striped hyenas | Jordan | 35 | Bovids | 2,3,4 | [71] |
| Brown hyenas | Southern Africa | 8 | Bovids | 2,3,4 | [71] |
| Brown bears | Pallars Sobirà, Vall d’Aran | 17 | Equids, bovids | 1,2,3,4 | This study |
Carcass size categories are modified from Bunn [68] system for grouping osteological remains according to estimated live body weights of adult animals: size class 1 = <20 kg; size class 2≈20–120 kg; size class 3≈120–300 kg; size class 4≈300–1000 kg; size class 5>1000 kg. Abbreviations: LLB = long limb bone.