Bison antiquus
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Bison antiquus is an extinct large-bodied Ice Age bison species that roamed North America during the late Pleistocene and is a key ancestor of the modern American bison.
Statements (52)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bison
ⓘ
extinct species ⓘ mammal ⓘ |
| ancestorOf | Bison bison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Folsom culture
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paleoindian hunting sites ⓘ |
| binomialName | Bison antiquus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 3.7 meters ⓘ |
| bodySize | large-bodied ⓘ |
| causeOfExtinction |
climate change at end of Pleistocene (hypothesized)
ⓘ
human hunting pressure (hypothesized) ⓘ |
| class | Mammalia ⓘ |
| commonName |
ancient bison
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antique bison ⓘ |
| diet | herbivorous ⓘ |
| extinctionStatus | extinct ⓘ |
| family | Bovidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fossilsFoundIn |
La Brea Tar Pits
NERFINISHED
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Natural Trap Cave NERFINISHED ⓘ various Pleistocene cave deposits in North America ⓘ |
| foundIn |
Alaska
NERFINISHED
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California NERFINISHED ⓘ Great Plains NERFINISHED ⓘ Mexico NERFINISHED ⓘ southwestern United States NERFINISHED ⓘ western North America ⓘ |
| genus | Bison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geologicalEpoch |
Late Pleistocene
NERFINISHED
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Pleistocene NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
open grasslands
ⓘ
steppe environments ⓘ |
| hornSpan | up to about 1 meter or more ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| knownFrom | fossil remains ⓘ |
| lastAppearance | end of the Pleistocene ⓘ |
| mass | up to about 900 kilograms ⓘ |
| morphologicalFeature |
high shoulder hump
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longer horns than modern American bison ⓘ more robust skeleton than modern American bison ⓘ |
| nativeRange | North America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Artiodactyla ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Bison bison NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Bison bison in Holocene ⓘ |
| scientificSignificance |
important for understanding evolution of American bison
ⓘ
key taxon for late Pleistocene North American megafauna studies ⓘ |
| shoulderHeight | about 2.3 meters ⓘ |
| subfamily | Bovinae ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
| timeRange | approximately 240000 to 10000 years ago ⓘ |
| trophicLevel | primary consumer ⓘ |
| usedAs | prey by early humans in North America ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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