Mammal
Bison
Bison
Bison includes the Pleistocene giants B. latifrons and B. antiquus, whose skulls with horn cores spanning two metres come from Great Plains gravels, Florida rivers and Alaskan placer mines. Bison teeth and bones are cheap and abundant; a complete Bison antiquus skull is a showpiece. Distinguishing fossil bison from modern cattle bone requires care, and many 'fossil' bison are Holocene.
| Phylum | Chordata |
|---|---|
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order | Artiodactyla |
| Family | Bovidae |
| Group | Mammal |
| Rank (PBDB) | genus· Paleobiology Database |
| Author | Hamilton-Smith 1827· Paleobiology Database |
| Common name (PBDB) | bison· Paleobiology Database |
| Classification (PBDB) | Chordata › Mammalia › Artiodactyla › Bovidae· Paleobiology Database |
| Range (PBDB) | 7.25–0 Ma· Paleobiology Database |
| PBDB occurrences | 322· Paleobiology Database |
Photographs
Elsewhere
- GBIF: 2441175
- PBDB: 42751
- Wikidata: Q18099
- PBDB taxon page
- Wikipedia: Bison
- PBDB search: Bison
Cite this article
Stratum Strata. "Bison" (Taxon). Stratum Strata pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/strata/taxa/bison. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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