Bison latifrons

Taxobox
name = Bison occidentalis


image_caption = Bison latifrons
status = Fossil
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Chordata
classis = Mammalia
ordo = Artiodactyla
familia = Bovidae
subfamilia = Bovinae
genus = "Bison"
species = "B. occidentalis"
binomial = "Bison occidentalis"
binomial_authority = "Bison latifrons" is an extinct species of bison that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. 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]