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Taxonomy
Bison alaskensis was named by Rhoads (1897).
It was synonymized subjectively with Bison crassicornis by Lucas (1899) and Guthrie (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Bison priscus by Guthrie (1970), Wilson (1974), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Guthrie (1990).
It was synonymized subjectively with Bison crassicornis by Lucas (1899) and Guthrie (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Bison priscus by Guthrie (1970), Wilson (1974), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Guthrie (1990).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1897 | Bison alaskensis Rhoads |
1928 | Bison chaneyi Cook |
1937 | Bison alaskensis Frick |
1947 | Bison alaskensis Skinner and Kaisen |
1966 | Bison chaneyi Slaughter p. 86 |
1975 | Bison aguascalentensis Mooser and Dalquest p. 815 figs. Fig. 12 |
1981 | Bison alaskensis McDonald |
1991 | Bison alaskensis Pinsof |
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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 alaskensis Rhoads 1897
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Invalid names: Bison aguascalentensis Mooser and Dalquest 1975 [synonym], Bison chaneyi Cook 1928 [synonym]
Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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O. Mooser and W. W. Dalquest 1975 (Bison aguascalentensis) | Size of male, and probably female also, very large; horn cores directed at right-angles to long axis of skull; horn cores distinctly flattened at base and through much of their length. |