Bison antiquus facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Bison antiquusTemporal range: Pleistocene
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Bison antiquus Leidy, 1852
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Bison antiquus, sometimes called the "ancient bison", was the most common large herbivore that lived in North America during the Pleistocene for over ten thousand years, and is a direct ancestor of the living American bison.
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