Bison priscus Bojanus 1827

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Alternative combination: Urus priscus

Synonyms: Bison crassicornis Richardson 1854, Bison geisti Skinner and Kaisen 1947, Bison praeoccidentalis Skinner and Kaisen 1947, Bison preoccidentalis Skinner and Kaisen 1947, Bison willistoni Martin 1924, Superbison crassicornis Richardson 1854

Belongs to Bison according to W. W. Dalquest and G. E. Schultz 1992

See also Frick 1937, Guthrie 1966, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McClung 1905 and McDonald 1981

Sister taxa: Bison alaskensis, Bison antiquus, Bison bison, Bison bonasus, Bison francisi, Bison latifrons, Bison palaeosinensis, Bison sivalensis, Bison sylvestris

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Belgium (1 collection), Canada (2: British Columbia, Yukon), Germany (13), Greece (1), Hungary (1), Israel (1), Italy (3), Kazakhstan (2), the Netherlands (3), Romania (1), the Russian Federation (2), Syria (1), Turkey (1), the United Kingdom (1), United States (4: Alaska, Idaho)

• Miocene to Pleistocene of the Netherlands (1)

Total: 38 collections including 39 occurrences

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