Bison antiquus
Extinct species of mammal / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bison antiquus, the antique bison or ancient bison, is an extinct species of bison that lived in Late Pleistocene North America until around 10,000 years ago. Bison antiquus was one of the most common large herbivores in Late Pleistocene North America. It is a direct ancestor of the living American bison.[1][2]
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Bison antiquus | |
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Bison antiquus at the La Brea Tar Pits Museum | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Bovidae |
Subfamily: | Bovinae |
Genus: | Bison |
Species: | †B. antiquus |
Binomial name | |
†Bison antiquus Leidy, 1852 | |
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