| Paracosoryx Temporal range:Miocene | |
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Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Antilocapridae |
| Subfamily: | †Merycodontinae |
| Genus: | †Paracosoryx Frick, 1937 |
| Type species | |
| †Paracosoryx wilsoni Frick, 1937 | |
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Paracosoryx is an extinct genus ofantilocaprids that lived in North America during theMiocene.
It was originally described as a subgenus ofCosoryx, but was elevated to full genus status. It has been suggest thatParacosoryx is paraphyletic, with some species more related to members of other genera than each other.[1][2]
The burr ofParacoryx is located relatively high on the shaft compared to other members ofMerycodontinae. The horn shaft is relatively long, with small, curved tines.[2]