Fig. 8 in Taxonomic, biogeographic, and taphonomic reassessment of a large extinct species of paca from the Quaternary of Brazil

Fig. 8. Taphonomic aspects of the extinct paca Cuniculus rugiceps (Lund, 1837) from Cuvieri Cave (minimum age of ~30 ky), Lagoa Santa. A. Stratigraphic distribution of plotted specimens (specimens recovered by sieving are not represented) relative to the flowstone dated. Clusters of dots in the lower layers of Locus 3A and 3B represent bones preserved in anatomical association. Black arrow indicates the position of the 8 m deep pitfall. B. Excavation record of specimens in anatomical association (B1) with schematic indication of bone elements (B2). C. Left femur in posterior view (CVL3P13911), showing bone modifications caused by rodent gnawing (arrows; see the remarkable circular opening of diaphysis). D. Right innominate in medial view (CVL3B2165a), showing initial cracking caused by weathering (arrows).