32 the american bisons. 



4. — Geographical Distribution and Geological Position of 

 the Remains of the Extinct Bisons of Nobtii America. 



A. Bison latifrons. 



1. Peak's Specimen. — As previously stated, the original specimen, first 

 made known l>v Peale, was discovered in the bed of a small creek, about a 

 dozen miles north of Big-bone Lick, Kentucky, but whether in association 

 with other fossils has not been recorded. 



2. Adams Count//, Ohio. — Two entire horn-cores were found a few years 

 since by some workmen on Brush Creek, in Adams County, Ohio, while en- 

 gaged in digging, preparatory to laying the foundations of the abutments 

 of a bridge. They are said to have been found in gravel eighteen feet below 

 the surface, whether associated or not with other fossil remains I have 

 been unable to learn. Although found several years since, they were but 

 recently brought to the notice of the scientific world, by Dr. 0. D. Norton. 

 through whose efforts the}- have fortunately been secured for the Natural 

 History Society of Cincinnati. 



.'!. San Felipe, Texas. — The greater portion of a skull and a molar tooth. 

 described by Dr. YV. M. Carpenter in 1810, were from the banks of the 

 Brazos River, Texas, and were supposed to have been found near San Felipe. 

 They appear to have been associated with the remains of an extinct species 

 of tapir, in a formation of "mixed clay, sand and gravel, with much iron." 



4. Natchez, Mississippi. — Five molar teeth from the vicinity of Natchez. 

 Mississippi, were found, according to Dr. Leidy, in association with the re- 

 mains of Mastodon, Equus, Ursus, Cervus, Megalonyx, Mglodon, and FeUs a/rox. 



? 5. — Darien, Georgia. — Remains belonging cither to the female of Bison 

 latifrons or the male of Bison antiqvus were found some years since, at Darien. 

 Georgia, in excavating the Brunswick Canal. These, according to Mr. 

 J, B. Couper, " were found at the bottom of the alluvial deposit, imbedded 

 in it. and lying on the stratum of sand." They were associated with the 

 remains of "the megatherium, the Mastodon giganteum, Elephas primogenius, 

 hippopotamus [=■ Mastodon americanut Leidy], horse, and the Sus americana 

 [ = Bison]." 



It thus appears thai the remains of the largei Extincl American Bison as 

 yet known are not only few in numher, but coine from qoI very widely 



