Paracosoryx Frick 1937 (pronghorn)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae

Full reference: C. Frick. 1937. Horned ruminants of North America. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History 69:1-669

Parent taxon: Antilocapridae according to E. B. Davis 2007

Sister taxa: Antilocapra, Antilocaprinae, Cosorycinae, Hayoceros, Hexameryx, Ilingoceros, Merriamoceros, Merycodontinae, Merycodus, Plioceros, Ramocerotinae, Submeryceros, Texoceros

Subtaxa: none

Type: Cosoryx wilsoni

Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer

Distribution:

• Miocene of Canada (3: Saskatchewan collections), United States (27: California, Colorado, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, Oregon, Wyoming)

Total: 30 collections each including a single occurrence

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