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Bison latifrons Harlan 1825 (bison)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

PaleoDB taxon number: 44521

Alternative combination: Bos latifrons

Synonyms: Bison alleni Marsh 1877 (no. 44505), Bison angularis Figgins 1933 (no. 44507), Bison arizonica Blake 1898 (no. 44510), Bison crampianus Cope 1894 (no. 44514), Bison ferox Marsh 1877 (no. 44516), Bison regius Hay 1913 (no. 44527), Bison rotundus Figgins 1933 (no. 44528), Bos arizonica Blake 1898 (no. 44606), Bos crampianus Cope 1894 (no. 44610), Harlanus americana Harlan (no. 46802), Sus americana Harlan (no. 51897), Sus americanus Harlan (no. 362460)

Belongs to Bison according to J. N. McDonald 1981

Sister taxa: Bison alaskensis, Bison antiquus, Bison bison, Bison bonasus, Bison francisi, Bison priscus, Bison sylvestris

Ecology: scansorial insectivore

Average measurements (in mm): P3 22.8 x 21.7, P4 20.7 x 25.4, M1 25.5 x 29.7, M2 34.0 x 32.0, M3 36.2 x 31.6