Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae
Alternative combination: Bison 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 Bos according to A. Hassanin 2015
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Allen 1877, Hassanin and Douzery 1999, Hay 1902, Kurten and Anderson 1980, McClung 1905, McDonald 1981 and Thomas 1911
Sister taxa: Bos (Bibos), Bos (Bos), Bos (Urus), Bos acutifrons, Bos bubaloides, Bos caffer, Bos chinensis, Bos frontalis, Bos gaurus, Bos grunniens, Bos indicus, Bos javanicus, Bos makapaani, Bos mutus, Bos namadicus, Bos palaethiopicus, Bos planifrons, Bos platyrhinus, Bos primigenius, Bos sauveli, Bos taurus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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