| Bison latifrons Temporal range: Pleistocene |
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| Bison latifrons skull at the AMNH | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Bovinae |
| Genus: | Bison |
| Species: | B. latifrons |
| Binomial name | |
| Bison latifrons Harlan, 1825 |
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Bison latifrons is an extinct[1] species of bison that lived in North America during the Pleistocene. Also known as the giant bison, it reached a shoulder height of 2.5 metres (8.5 feet), and had horns that spanned over 2 metres (6.5 feet). The known dimensions of the species are larger than either extant species of bison and it is estimated that it would have weighed well over a tonne.