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Bison priscus

Mammalia - Bovidae

Taxonomy

Urus priscus was named by Bojanus (1827).

It was recombined as Bison priscus by Kurten and Anderson (1980), McDonald (1981) and Dalquest and Schultz (1992).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

B. degiulii, B. schoetensacki, B. voigtstedtensis

Synonyms

Bison crassicornis was named by Richardson (1854) [not clear where Guthrie would place this].

It was synonymized subjectively with Bison antiquus by Allen (1876); it was recombined as Superbison crassicornis by Nobis (1930); it was synonymized subjectively with Bison priscus by Guthrie (1970), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McDonald (1981).
Bison geisti was named by Skinner and Kaisen (1947).

It was synonymized subjectively with Bison crassicornis by Guthrie (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Bison priscus by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McDonald (1981).
Bison praeoccidentalis was named by Skinner and Kaisen (1947).

It was synonymized subjectively with Bison crassicornis by Guthrie (1966); it was synonymized subjectively with Bison priscus by Kurten and Anderson (1980) and McDonald (1981).
Bison willistoni was named by Martin (1924).

It was synonymized subjectively with Bison latifrons by Kurten and Anderson (1980); it was synonymized subjectively with Bison priscus by McDonald (1981).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1827	Urus priscus Bojanus
1854	Bison crassicornis Richardson
1902	Bison crassicornis Hay p. 689
1905	Bison crassicornis McClung p. 159
1924	Bison willistoni Martin
1930	Superbison crassicornis Nobis
1937	Bison crassicornis Frick
1947	Bison geisti Skinner and Kaisen
1947	Bison praeoccidentalis Skinner and Kaisen
1966	Bison crassicornis Guthrie p. 739
1980	Bison priscus Kurten and Anderson p. 335
1981	Bison priscus McDonald
1992	Bison priscus Dalquest and Schultz

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
—	Osteichthyes	()
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Theriamorpha	(Rowe 1993)

Rank	Name	Author
—	Theriiformes	()
—	Trechnotheria
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
family	Bovidae
subfamily	Bovinae	(Gray 1821)
tribe	Bovini	Gray 1821
subtribe	Bovina	Gray 1821
genus	Bison	Hamilton-Smith 1827
species	priscus	(Bojanus 1827)

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 priscus Bojanus 1827

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Invalid names: Bison crassicornis Richardson 1854 [synonym], Bison geisti Skinner and Kaisen 1947 [synonym], Bison praeoccidentalis Skinner and Kaisen 1947 [synonym], Bison willistoni Martin 1924 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available