Paracosoryx
{{Short description|Extinct genus of mammals}}
{{Automatic taxobox
| fossil_range = Miocene
| taxon = Paracosoryx
| authority = Frick, 1937
| type_species = †Paracosoryx wilsoni
| type_species_authority = Frick, 1937
| subdivision_ranks = Species
| subdivision =
- P. alticornis
- P. burgensis
- P. dawesensis
- P. furlongi
- P. loxoceros
- P. nevadensis
- P. wilsoni
}}
Paracosoryx is an extinct genus of antilocaprids that lived in North America during the Miocene.
Taxonomy
It was originally described as a subgenus of Cosoryx, but was elevated to full genus status. It has been suggest that Paracosoryx is paraphyletic, with some species more related to members of other genera than each other.{{cite book |last1=Janis |first1=Kathleen M. |title=Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals |date=1998 |publisher=Cambridge University Press |page=495}}{{cite book |last1=Prothero |first1=Donald R. |title=The Evolution of Artiodactyls |date=2007 |publisher=Johns Hopkins University Press |isbn=9780801887352 |page=229}}
Description
The burr of Paracoryx is located relatively high on the shaft compared to other members of Merycodontinae. The horn shaft is relatively long, with small, curved tines.
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Category:Prehistoric Artiodactyla genera