Paracosoryx is an extinct genus of antilocaprids that lived in North America during the Miocene.
| Paracosoryx Temporal range: Miocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Antilocapridae |
| Subfamily: | †Merycodontinae |
| Genus: | †Paracosoryx Frick, 1937 |
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| †Paracosoryx wilsoni Frick, 1937
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Taxonomy edit
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.[1][2]
Description edit
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.[2]
References edit
- ^ Janis, Kathleen M. (1998). Evolution of Tertiary Mammals of North America: Volume 1, Terrestrial Carnivores, Ungulates, and Ungulate Like Mammals. Cambridge University Press. p. 495.
- ^ a b Prothero, Donald R. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Johns Hopkins University Press. p. 229. ISBN 9780801887352.