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Taxonomy
Bison sylvestris was named by Hay (1915). It is a 3D body fossil.
It was synonymized subjectively with Bison bison by McDonald (1981).
It was synonymized subjectively with Bison bison by McDonald (1981).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1915 | Bison sylvestris Hay p. 515 |
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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 sylvestris Hay 1915
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Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
|---|---|---|
| O. P. Hay 1915 | A bison of the late Pleistocene, having the horn cores feeble, even in case the type was a female, and apparently directed outward in a plane at right angles with the axis of the skull. Pterygold processes relatively short. Foramen ovale confluent with the foramen lacerum medialis. Forehead in front of horn cores narrower than the skull across the zygomatic arches. |