Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Bovidae

Alternative combination: Bos bonasus

Synonym: Bison europaeus Owen 1849

Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Tomus I. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae (Stockholm) 1-823

Belongs to Bison according to O. Thomas 1911

Sister taxa: Bison alaskensis, Bison antiquus, Bison bison, Bison francisi, Bison latifrons, Bison priscus

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer

Average measurements (in mm): femur length 464.4, humerus length 390.9, radius length 351.9, scapula 517.1 x 284.1, skull 520.1 x 291.9, tibia length 455.2, ulna length 475.6

Estimated body mass: 268.3 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length