Soil Systems, Inc. Faunal Elements Coding Sheet

Year: 2008

Summary

Soil Systems, Inc. faunal analysts used this coding scheme to record the element of a faunal bone and/or other faunal remains.

Cite this Record

Soil Systems, Inc. Faunal Elements Coding Sheet. 2008 ( tDAR id: 365084) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8154G1C

Category: Fauna

Subcategory: Element

Coding Rules

Code Term Description Mapped Ontology Node
5 Horn core Cranial Element
10 Antler Cranial Element
15 Tooth Cranial Element
16 Upper Tooth (Maxillar) Cranial Element
17 Lower Tooth (Mandibular) Cranial Element
18 Cheek tooth Cranial Element
22 Incisor Cranial Element
23 Canine Cranial Element
24 Premolar Cranial Element
25 Molar Cranial Element
29 Jugal Cranial Element
30 Maxilla Cranial Element
31 Mandible Cranial Element
32 Premaxilla Cranial Element
33 Nasal Cranial Element
35 Skull Cranial Element
36 Skull fragments with maxilla Cranial Element
37 Skull fragments with mandible Cranial Element
38 Skull fragments w. maxilla & mandible Cranial Element
41 Temporal (Squamosal) Cranial Element
42 Frontal Cranial Element
43 Parietal Cranial Element
44 Ethmoid Cranial Element
45 Occipital Cranial Element
46 Basioccipital Cranial Element
48 Auditory bulla Cranial Element
49 Periotic Cranial Element
51 Hyoid Cranial Element
55 Quadrate Cranial Element
56 Palatine Cranial Element
57 Dentary Cranial Element
70 Vertebra Postcranial Element
71 Cervical vertebra Postcranial Element
72 Thoracic vertebra Postcranial Element
73 Lumbar vertebra Postcranial Element
74 Sacral vertebra Postcranial Element
75 Caudal vertebra Postcranial Element
76 Uncinate process Postcranial Element
77 Rib or Long Bone Postcranial Element
78 Rib Postcranial Element
79 Sternubra Postcranial Element
80 Sternum Postcranial Element
81 Sternal rib Postcranial Element
83 Scapula Postcranial Element
84 Clavicle Postcranial Element
85 Humerus Postcranial Element
86 Radius Postcranial Element
87 Ulna Postcranial Element
88 Radio-ulna Postcranial Element
89 Carpal or Tarsal Postcranial Element
90 Carpal Postcranial Element
91 Trapezium Postcranial Element
92 Trapezoid Postcranial Element
93 Magnum Postcranial Element
94 Unciform Postcranial Element
95 Trapezoid-Magnum Postcranial Element
96 Scaphoid Postcranial Element
97 Lunate Postcranial Element
98 Scapho-Lunar Postcranial Element
99 Cuneiform Postcranial Element
100 Pisiform Postcranial Element
104 Metacarpal or Metatarsal Postcranial Element
105 Metacarpal Postcranial Element
110 Tarsal Postcranial Element
111 Medial cuneiform Postcranial Element
112 Central cuneiform Postcranial Element
113 Lateral cuneiform Postcranial Element
114 Intermedium cuneiform Postcranial Element
115 Cuboid Postcranial Element
116 Astragalas Postcranial Element
117 Calcaneus Postcranial Element
118 Navicular Postcranial Element
119 Naviculo-Cuboid Postcranial Element
120 Lateral malleolus Postcranial Element
125 Tarsometatarsus Postcranial Element
127 Metatarsal Postcranial Element
130 Metapodial Postcranial Element
135 Sesmoid Postcranial Element
136 Ossified tendon Postcranial Element
140 Coracoid Postcranial Element
145 Carpometacarpus Postcranial Element
150 Pollex Postcranial Element
160 Phalange (non-ungual), digit indeterminate Postcranial Element
161 Phalange, digit 1 Postcranial Element
162 Phalange, digit 2 Postcranial Element
163 Phalange, digit 3 Postcranial Element
164 Phalange, digit 4 Postcranial Element
165 Phalange, digit 5 Postcranial Element
166 Ungual phalange (Claw) Postcranial Element
200 Pelvis with sacrum Postcranial Element
201 Pelvis without sacrum Postcranial Element
202 Ilium Postcranial Element
203 Pubis Postcranial Element
204 Ishium Postcranial Element
210 Innominate Postcranial Element
213 Urostyle Postcranial Element
215 Sacrum Postcranial Element
216 Synsacrum Postcranial Element
220 Baculum Postcranial Element
225 Femur Postcranial Element
226 Patella Postcranial Element
227 Tibia Postcranial Element
228 Fibula Postcranial Element
230 Tibio-fibula Postcranial Element
232 Tibiotarsus Postcranial Element
240 Long bone Postcranial Element
250 Hoof Sheath Postcranial Element
270 Windpipe Postcranial Element
272 Furcula Postcranial Element
280 Egg Shell Postcranial Element
300 Carapace Turtle Elements
301 Peripheral carapace Turtle Elements
302 Pleural (long portion) carapace Turtle Elements
303 Neural (centerbones) carapace Turtle Elements
304 Proneutral carapace Turtle Elements
305 Suprapygal carapace Turtle Elements
306 Pygal carapace Turtle Elements
310 Plastron Turtle Elements
311 Epiplastron Turtle Elements
312 Entoplastron Turtle Elements
313 Pectoral Turtle Elements
314 Hyoplastron Turtle Elements
315 Hypoplastron Turtle Elements
316 Xiphiplastron Turtle Elements
319 Carapace/Plastron Turtle Elements
403 Pharyngeal Arch Fish Elements
405 Pharyngeal Tooth/Teeth Fish Elements
406 Opercular Fish Elements
409 Pterygiophores Fish Elements
410 Rays/spines Fish Elements
411 Neural Complex Fish Elements
412 Supraethmoid Fish Elements
413 Parasphenoid Fish Elements
415 Hypomandibular Fish Elements
416 Cleithrum Fish Elements
419 Ceratohyal Fish Elements
420 Mesocoracoid Fish Elements
421 4th Vertebra Process Fish Elements
422 Epihyal Fish Elements
423 Hypohyal Fish Elements
424 Prevomer Fish Elements
900 Other element (see Comments) Miscellaneous Elements
925 Splinters (probable long bone) Miscellaneous Elements
950 Various elements Miscellaneous Elements
960 Burial (various elements) Miscellaneous Elements
965 Natural burial Miscellaneous Elements
985 Undetermined Post Cranial Miscellaneous Elements
999 Undetermined element Miscellaneous Elements
Code Term Description
Special Coding Rules: These entries are not in the coding-sheet, but represent edge-cases in Data Integration that may benefit from custom mappings

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