Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative combination: Bos bison
Synonyms: Bison americanus Gmelin 1788, Bos americanus Gmelin 1788
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Bison according to A. Hassanin and E. J. P. Douzery 1999
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Allen 1877, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McClung 1905, McDonald 1981 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Bison alaskensis, Bison antiquus, Bison bonasus, Bison francisi, Bison latifrons, Bison palaeosinensis, Bison priscus, Bison sivalensis, Bison sylvestris
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Canada (4: Alberta, British Columbia, Northwest Territories, Ontario collections), United States (14: Georgia, Kansas, Minnesota, Montana, Oklahoma, Texas, Virginia, Wyoming)
Total: 18 collections each including a single occurrence
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