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. 2014 Oct 13;9(10):e108517. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108517

Table 2. Animal taxa identified from the renewed excavations at Kom K and Kom W.

INTRUSIVE Kom K Kom W
Terrestrial snail 3 -
Freshwater shell
Theodoxus niloticus 103 47
Bellamya unicolor 14 -
Lanistes carinatus 2 -
Valvata nilotica 9 2
Bithyniidae 28 1
Melanoides tuberculata 28 23
Cleopatra bulimoides 607 17
Lymnaea cf. natalensis 4 -
Planorbis planorbis 19 -
Gyraulus costulatus 88 12
Bulinus sp. 36 -
Corbicula consobrina 138 -
Fossil shell 32 34
Fossil shark tooth 1 -
Amphibian and reptile
Green toad (Bufo viridis) 2 -
Toad (Bufo sp.) 13 -
Frog or toad (Batrachia) 17 1
Small lizard 1 1
Snake (Serpentes) 4 -
Bird
Small Passeriformes 2 -
Mammal
Small rodent 14 2
ANTHROPOGENIC & UNIDENTIFIED
Shell
Marine shell
Nerita sp. 1 -
Cowrey (Cypraea sp.) 3 -
Dove shell (Columbella rustica) 11 -
Nassarius sp. 3 -
Cone shell (Conus sp.) 4 -
Unidentified marine gastropod 1 4
Freshwater bivalve
Coelatura sp. 9 -
Spathopsis/Chambardia sp. 50 2
Mutela sp. 20 -
Identified shell 102 6
Unidentified large bivalve 70 38
Unidentified bivalve 251 15
Unidentified gastropod 124 10
Unidentified mollusc 17 13
Fish
Mullets (Mugilidae) 15 12
Polypterus sp. 13 -
Hyperopisus bebe 30 1
Elephant-snout fish (Mormyrus sp.) 4 4
Elephant-snout fishes (Mormyridae) 80 7
Tiger fish (Hydrocynus sp.) 11 8
Barbel 1 (Barbus bynni) - 22
Barbel 2 (Labeo niloticus) - 1
Labeo sp. 6 15
Barbel family (Cyprinidae) 351 758
Alestes/Brycinus 2 6
Catfish 1 (Clarias gariepinus) 1 -
Clarias sp. 29 1
Catfish 2 (Heterobranchus sp.) 1 -
Clariid catfish (Clariidae) 3667 851
Catfish 3 (Auchenoglanis sp.) 1 1
Catfish 4, Bagrid catfish (Bagrus sp.) 76 22
Catfish 5 (Synodontis schall) 24 9
Synodontis sp. 2072 279
Nile perch (Lates niloticus) 1812 698
tilapia (Tilapiini) 4042 2871
Pufferfish (Tetraodon lineatus) 20 7
Identified fish 12257 5573
Unidentified fish 29241 35237
Reptile
Monitor lizard (Varanus sp.) 4 -
Softshell turtle (Trionyx triunguis) 27 7
Identified reptile 31 7
Bird
Stork (Ciconiidae) - 1
Duck (Anatidae size A. crecca) - 1
Duck (Anatidae size A. penelope) - 1
Duck (Anatidae) 15 2
Quail (Coturnix coturnix) 1 -
Water rail (Rallus aquaticus) 1 2
Coot (Fulica atra) 16 11
Plover (Charadrius sp.) 1 -
Identified bird 34 18
Unidentified bird 28 24
Ostrich (Struthio camelus) - eggshell 187 37
Other bird - eggshell 112 5
Mammal
Wild
Hare (Lepus capensis) 2 -
Cat (Felis sp.) 1 -
Fox (Vulpes sp.) 1 1
Small carnivore 4 -
Hippopotamus (Hippotamus amphibius) 4 -
Dorcas gazelle (Gazella dorcas) 4 -
Hartebeest (Alcelaphus buselaphus) 3 2
Wild bovid larger than gazelle 7 1
Domestic
Pig (Sus scrofa f. domestica) 10 (2)*
Sheep (Ovis ammon f. aries) 14 5
Goat (Capra aegagrus f. hircus) 7 1
Sheep or goat 842 175
Cattle (Bos primigenius f. taurus) 14 -
Wild or domestic
Wolf or dog (Canis lupus (f. familiaris)) 64 7
Carnivore (size Canis sp.) 21 2
Small bovid (teeth) 2357 68
Small bovid (rest) 460 163
Large bovid 25 1
Identified mammal 3840 426
Unidentified mammal 107962 7496
Total all 170520 54935

*Two pig bones were found in the backfill of Caton-Thompson's excavations. No in situ remains.

Numbers are Numbers of Identified Specimens (NISP).