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Bison palaeosinensis

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy
Bison palaeosinensis was named by Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau (1930). It is not extant. Its type locality is Nihowan, N of Sanggan River, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in China.

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
B. degiulii, B. schoetensacki, B. voigtstedtensis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1930Bison palaeosinensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyBovidae
subfamilyBovinae(Gray 1821)
tribeBoviniGray 1821
subtribeBovinaGray 1821
genusBisonHamilton-Smith 1827
speciespalaeosinensis

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Bison palaeosinensis Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:41:41
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:00:55
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, MacFadden and Cerling 1996

Age range: Early/Lower Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.78100 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781China (Hebei) Bison palaeosinensis (type locality: 231023)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Hebei) Bison palaeosinensis (197069)