The Pleistocene of North America / and its vertebrated animals from the states east of the Mississippi River and from the Canadian provinces east of longitude 95°

by Oliver Perry Hay

VIRGINIA.

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1. Saltville, Smyth County.—In the U. S. National Museum is an upper second molar of a species of Bison, found at Saltville. It was sent in 1904 by Mr. H. D. Mount, of Saltville, with remains of Elephas primigenius and Mammut americanum. It is understood that all were found in excavating for the water reservoir of the town. The bison tooth is little worn, the height being still 46 mm. At the summit the crown is 34 mm. long, at the base 23 mm. long and 29 mm. wide. It resembles closely that of Bison bison, but is slightly larger than the same tooth in a large specimen of the existing species. The base of the skull is present, with the occipital condyles. The latter are slightly larger than in the specimen of B. bison just mentioned. The species can not be determined, but it probably was not B. bison. A list of the associated species found at this locality is presented on page [352].

2. Ivanhoe, Wythe County.—In 1869 (Proc. Amer. Philos. Soc., vol. XI, p. 176), Professor Cope stated that he had found molar teeth of a bison which he identified with doubt as Bison antiquus. The animal may quite as well have belonged to any one of four or five other extinct species.