Bathygenys

{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}

{{Automatic Taxobox

| name = Bathygenys

| image_alt = Bathygenys

| image_caption = Bathygenys

| image = Bathygenys_sp.jpg

| fossil_range = {{Fossil range|33}} Oligocene

| taxon = Bathygenys

| authority = Douglass 1902

| type_species = †Bathygenys alpha

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision =

• B. alpha Douglass 1902
• B. hedlundae Schultz & Falkenbach 1968
• B. reevesi Wilson 1971

}}

Bathygenys is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Early Oligocene 33.9—33.3 mya.{{cite web |url=https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=42490 |website=PaleoBiology Database |title=Bathygenys basic info |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311005332/http://fossilworks.org/bridge.pl?action=taxonInfo&taxon_no=42490&is_real_user=1 |archive-date=March 11, 2016 |url-status=live }} Fossils are widespread through the western United States.

Bathygenys was a herbivore with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.{{cn|date=April 2019}}