The Evolution and Fossil Remains oi the European Bison

The author discusses the evolution of species of the genus Bison H. S m i t h, dealing in greater detail with the origin of Bison bona-sus (L.). The fossil remains of this species indicate that it was connected with the deciduous forest zone and did not appear in Central Europe until the late Holocene. The genus Bison H. S m i t h appeared in the Pliocene of south and east Asia, where three species are known from this period: B. sivalensi