
Bison latifrons fossil skull cast replica
Bison latifrons Skull cast replica. Pleistocene bovida of North American grasslands. Polyurethane cast of an original Idaho Museum of National History specimen. Bison skull cast measures: 74cm. / 29in. Horn span 2.2m. / 7.2ft. Skull only. No jaw. $2,200.00 plus $200 crate cost (does not include shipping) Bison latifrons is thought to have adapted in midcontinent North America from Bison priscus, another prehistoric species of bison which migrated across the Bering land bridge between 240,000–220,000 years ago (Pleistocene epoch.). Bison latifrons reached a shoulder height of 2.5 meters and weighed over 2,000 kilograms. It competes with the "giant Africa buffalo" Pelorovis for the title a the largest bovid that ever lived. The horns of Bison latifrons measured as great as 213 centimeters from tip to tip, compared with only 66 centimeters in modern Bison bison. The known dimensions of the species are much larger than any extant bovid, including both extant species of bison — the American