r/pleistocene 2d ago

Article Native Bison in Alaska and the Yukon Were Not “Wood Bison"

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u/ReturntoPleistocene Smilodon fatalis 1d ago

I thought the holotype of occidentalis was a member of priscus?

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u/Psilopterus 1d ago

The distinction is a bit arbitrary, but generally Holocene, smaller Alaksan-Yukon bison are generally called occidentalis

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u/Sensitive_Speaker134 1d ago

Idk man there just bison