Bison latifrons

Summary

Bison latifrons is a fossil taxon^[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Bison latifrons's image is recorded as Bison latifrons fossil buffalo (Pleistocene; North America) 4 (15444089002).jpg^[3].
• Bison latifrons's image is recorded as Bison latifrons fossil buffalo (Pleistocene; North America) 7 (15257780319).jpg^[4].
• Bison latifrons's image is recorded as Bison latifrons skull.jpg^[5].
• Bison latifrons's instance of is recorded as fossil taxon^[6].
• Bison latifrons's taxon rank is recorded as species^[7].
• Bison latifrons's parent taxon is recorded as Bison^[8].
• Bison latifrons's location of discovery is recorded as Chilpancingo de los Bravo^[9].
• Bison latifrons's taxon name is recorded as Bison latifrons^[10].
• Bison latifrons's Commons category is recorded as Bison latifrons^[11].
• Bison latifrons's start time is recorded as -240000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[12].
• Bison latifrons's end time is recorded as -30000-00-00T00:00:00Z^[13].
• Bison latifrons's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/027c9zp^[14].
• Bison latifrons's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4447748^[15].
• Bison latifrons's Fossilworks taxon ID is recorded as 44521^[16].
• Bison latifrons's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 4970766^[17].
• Bison latifrons's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'B. latifrons'}^[18].
• Bison latifrons's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant Ice Age bison'}^[19].
• Bison latifrons's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'paleobison'}^[20].
• Bison latifrons's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': "bison géant de l'âge glaciaire"}^[21].
• Bison latifrons's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'giant bison'}^[22].
• Bison latifrons's taxon common name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'long-horned bison'}^[23].
• Bison latifrons's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+4.75'}^[24].
• Bison latifrons's height is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+2.5'}^[25].
• Bison latifrons's mass is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11570', 'amount': '+2000'}^[26].
• Bison latifrons's time period is recorded as Pleistocene^[27].

Why It Matters

Bison latifrons ranks in the top 2% of fossil_taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (249 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 17 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]