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Description Bison latifrons fossil buffalo (Pleistocene; North America) 1 (15257877377).jpg |
Bison latifrons Harlan, 1825 fossil buffalo skeleton from the Pleistocene of North America (public display, Cincinnati Museum of Natural History & Science, Cincinnati, Ohio, USA). The extinct giant buffalo, Bison latifrons, was remarkable in having horns with a >3 times longer span than the modern American buffalo (Bison bison). The overall body size of the giant buffalo was also considerably larger than modern buffalo. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Bovidae |
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Source | Bison latifrons fossil buffalo (Pleistocene; North America) 1 |
Author | James St. John |
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This image was originally posted to Flickr by jsj1771 at https://www.flickr.com/photos/47445767@N05/15257877377 . It was reviewed on 6 May 2015 by FlickreviewR and was confirmed to be licensed under the terms of the cc-by-2.0. |
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