Table 5. Element comparisons among different bonebeds.

All except East Fork River are dinosaurs. Percent of total possible elements based on each bonebed MNI are listed. Percent of recovered extant bones are listed for East Fork River. Data for the other sites were derived from the following references: Standing Rock [9], Sun River [51], Blagovenschensk[44], Liscomb[6], Horseshoe Canyon [3], Mason Dinosaur Quarry [10], East Fork River [90]. Abbreviations: MNI, minimum number of individuals; Vert., vertebra.

Region	Element	Hanson Ranch	Standing Rock	Liscomb	Sun River	Horseshoe Canyon	Blagovenschensk	Mason	East Fork River
	#Elements	8460	4702	2769	537	1612	1500	3000	311
	Basisphenoid	15	16	37
	Exoccipital	21	13	21	19
	Jugal	52	57	37	6		19
	Maxilla	45	51	11	31			98
	Nasal	66			6
	Parietal	9	11	16
	Premaxilla	24			25
	Quadrate	62	61	66	38
	Squamosal	26			6
	Frontal	18	43	13	25
	Postfrontal	30			13
	Postorbital	14	31	26	13
Mandible	Dentary	96	43	76	75	41	78	85	69
Axial	Vert., caud	9	41	31	3	5
	Vert., cerv	18			2	1
	Vert., dors	7	7	3	9	51			40
	Chevron	15			4			20
	Rib	68			50	25		47	6
	Rib, cervical	10			3
	Clavicle	27			31
	Coracoid	7				23		29
	Humerus	48			69	9	93	41	78
	Metacarpal	21	71	29	13	3		45
	Phalanx, manus	11	14	6	2			24	21
	Radius	50	48	61	56	0	17	34	62
	Scapula	65	32	34	50	0	26	54	33
	Ulna	39			44	0	32	39
	Ungual, manus	7			2
Pelvic	Astragalus	15			6			17	50
	Femur	49			63	32	65	59	50
	Fibula	67			69	36	56	83
	Ilium	27			50	86	11	44
	Ischium	85			56	91	19	100
	Metatarsal	25	81	47	25	3	31	29	63
	Phalanx, pes	13	15	7	4			24	0
	Pubis	99			63	82	21	78
	Sacrum	9				0			14
	Tibia	46	38	71	31	23	56	76	50
	Ungual, pes	4			8
MNI		61	44	36	8	11	36	20	Varies