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Bison latafrons was the long horned bison, bison antiquus ancient bison, and bison bison is your modern bison.
The long horn bison went extinct sometime around last glacial maximum 20-30,000 years ago. The first fossil described in north America was found in Kentucky (Peale 1803). Its range extended into many of the states including Colorado, New Mexico and others. The bison latafrons or ‘long horn bison’ horns were the longest recorded for the…