Cosoryx

Cosoryx is an extinct genus of antilocaprid that lived in the Miocene of Nevada.^[1] Fossils of this genus have also been found in the Santa Fe Group in New Mexico.^[2]

Cosoryx Temporal range: Miocene
C. furcatus mount
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Antilocapridae
Subfamily:	†Merycodontinae
Genus:	†Cosoryx Leidy, 1869
Type species
†Cosoryx furcatus Leidy, 1869
Species
C. cerroensis C. furcatus C. ilfonensis

Restoration of Ramoceros and Cosoryx

Cosoryx has sometimes been considered synonymous with Merycodus.

References

1. Matthew, W. D. (1904). "A Complete Skeleton of Merycodus" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 20: 101–129. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-09-19. Retrieved 2011-09-05.
2. Galusha, Ted; Blick, John C. (1971). "Stratigraphy of the Santa Fe Group, New Mexico" (PDF). Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History. 144 (1). Retrieved 13 May 2020.