- Bison latifrons
Taxobox
name = Bison occidentalis
image_caption = Bison latifrons
status = Fossil
regnum =Animal ia
phylum = Chordata
classis =Mammal ia
ordo =Artiodactyla
familia =Bovidae
subfamilia =Bovinae
genus = "Bison "
species = "B. occidentalis"
binomial = "Bison occidentalis"
binomial_authority = "Bison latifrons" is anextinct species ofbison that lived in North America during thePleistocene . Also known as the giant bison, or ice age bison [https://www.dmr.nd.gov/ndfossil/education/pdf/bison.pdf] it reached a shoulder height of 2.5 meters (8.5 feet), and had horns that spanned over 2 meters (6.5 feet).References
* [http://www.paleocraft.com/paleobison.html At Paleocraft.com]
* [http://www.royalsaskmuseum.ca/research/faqs/ex_9.shtml Cast at Royal Saskatchewan Museum]
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