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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Taxon classification Animalia Carnivora Canidae</paragraph>
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<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon" order="Carnivora" pageId="7" pageNumber="8" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cuon sp.</taxonomicName>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Referred material.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">A right ulna, DMR-KS-05-04-11-34; a right femur, DMR-KS-05-04-28-13.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="7" pageNumber="8">Material description.</paragraph>
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DMR-KS-05-04-11-34 is a half proximal ulna preserving complete parts from the olecranon to the midshaft (Fig. 6E, F). The olecranon tuber is
<pageBreakToken pageId="8" pageNumber="9" start="start">well-developed</pageBreakToken>
. The upper margin of the olecranon is concave and possesses a slightly higher posterior part that extends laterally. The anconeal process is distinct. The medial and lateral coronoid processes diverge laterally (Fig. 6F). The trochlear notch is deep, forming nearly a semicircular surface for articulation (Fig. 6E).
</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="9">The right femur preserves a complete proximal part and broken shaft (Fig. 6G, H). The greater trochanter is as high as the upper surface of the rounded femoral head. The intertrochanteric crest is straight and nearly oriented vertically (Fig. 6H). The upper border of the neck is flat. The lesser trochanter projects anteriorly and is situated at about 1.5 cm below the femoral head.</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="9">Taxonomic remarks and comparisons.</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
The proximal ulna of canids is characterized by a bilobed and laterally compressed olecranon process, well-developed anconeal and lateral coronoid processes, and a laterally compressed shaft. The proximal crest of the olecranon is grooved anteriorly, but enlarged and rounded posteriorly (
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).
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suggested that in medial view the posteroproximal tuberosity of the olecranon of
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is more proximally developed than in
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cuon</taxonomicName>
. The posteroproximal tuberosity of the Khok Sung ulna is as developed as that of
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cuon</taxonomicName>
. Furthermore, based on our comparisons with extant specimens, the Khok Sung canid ulna resembles that of
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon alpinus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alpinus">Cuon alpinus</taxonomicName>
because the olecranon bends more medially and the posterior border of the olecranon is straighter than those observed in
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. The Khok Sung specimen is slightly smaller than the recent
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon alpinus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alpinus">Cuon alpinus</taxonomicName>
(Tab. 3). However, it is much smaller than recent and fossil
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Canis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Canis lupus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupus">Canis lupus</taxonomicName>
, as well as the paleosubspecies
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon alpinus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="subspecies" species="alpinus" subspecies="caucasicus">Cuon alpinus caucasicus</taxonomicName>
(Tab. 3).
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<caption pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
Table 3. Measurements (in millimetres) of ulnae and femurs of Khok Sung and other extant and fossil canids. * indicates a subadult individual. Metrical data of fossil canids are from
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,
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).
</paragraph>
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<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Specimen no.</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Taxa</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Age</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Locality</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">LO</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">DPA</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">SDO</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">Cuon</taxonomicName>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="2">
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Canis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Canis lupus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupus">Canis lupus</taxonomicName>
</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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</td>
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</td>
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</td>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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</td>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<td colspan="8" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Femur</td>
</tr>
<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Specimen no.</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Taxa</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Age</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Locality</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Bp</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">Dp</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">DC</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">SD</td>
</tr>
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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</td>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="2">NMW</td>
<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="2">
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Canis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Canis lupus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupus">Canis lupus</taxonomicName>
</td>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="2">
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</td>
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<tr pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
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<td colspan="1" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" rowspan="1">
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</td>
</tr>
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</td>
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</paragraph>
<paragraph pageId="8" pageNumber="9">
Living canids generally show a typical morphology of the proximal femur, characterized by their relatively vertical intertrochanteric crests, prominent lesser trochanter with the sharp crest extending downward along the shaft, moderately-sized greater trochanter, and slender shaft (
<bibRefCitation author="France, D" journalOrPublisher="CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL" pageId="80" pageNumber="81" title="Human and nonhuman bone identification: A color atlas." year="2009">France 2009</bibRefCitation>
,
<bibRefCitation author="Tong, H" journalOrPublisher="Vertebrata PalAsiatica" pageId="87" pageNumber="88" pagination="335 - 360" title="New remains of Canischiliensis (Mammalia, Carnivora) from Shanshenmiaozui, a Lower Pleistocene site in Yangyuan, Hebei." volume="50" year="2012">Tong et al. 2012</bibRefCitation>
). In
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, the lateral side of the caput femoris is obliquely prolonged towards the trochanteric fossa. The upper border of the neck is concave and shorter than those in
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon alpinus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alpinus">Cuon alpinus</taxonomicName>
(
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). The femur DMR-KS-05-04-28-13 is canid-sized (Tab. 3) and is comparable in morphology to
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Cuon" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Cuon alpinus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="alpinus">Cuon alpinus</taxonomicName>
. For instance, the intertrochanteric crest is more oblique and straighter (nearly vertical and curved in
<taxonomicName class="Mammalia" family="Canidae" genus="Canis" higherTaxonomySource="CoL" kingdom="Animalia" lsidName="Canis lupus" order="Carnivora" pageId="8" pageNumber="9" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="lupus">Canis lupus</taxonomicName>
), the caput femoris is round, and the upper border of the neck is long and flat (
<bibRefCitation author="Ripoll, MP" journalOrPublisher="Journal of Archaeological Science" pageId="85" pageNumber="86" pagination="437 - 450" title="Presence of the genus Cuon in upper Pleistocene and initial Holocene sites of the Iberian Peninsula: new remains identified in archaeological contexts of the Mediterranean region." url="10.1016/j.jas.2009.10.008" volume="37" year="2010">Ripoll et al. 2010</bibRefCitation>
).
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the Khok Sung ulna and femur morphologically match better
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than
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, we identify these two postcranial specimens as belonging to
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sp.
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