Bison sylvestris Hay 1915 (bison)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1915. Contributions to the knowledge of the mammals of the Pleistocene of North America. Bulletin of the United States National Museum 48(2086):515-575

Belongs to Bison according to O. P. Hay 1915

See also McDonald 1981

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

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Bison sylvestris in the database

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