Cosoryx
Fossil rangeMiocene
TaxonCosoryx
AuthorityLeidy, 1869
Type speciesCosoryx furcatus
Type species authorityLeidy, 1869
Subdivision ranksSpecies
Subdivision
  • C. cerroensis
  • C. furcatus
  • C. ilfonensis

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 has sometimes been considered synonymous with Merycodus.

References

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