Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Antilocapridae
Alternative combinations: Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) loxocerus, Cosoryx loxocerus, Merycodus loxocerus, Paracosoryx loxocerus
Full reference: E. L. Furlong. 1934. New merycodonts From the Upper Miocene of Nevada. Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication 453(1):1-10
Belongs to Paracosoryx according to E. B. Davis 2007
See also Frick 1937, Furlong 1934 and Tedford et al. 1987
Sister taxa: none
Type specimen: CIT 1301, a mandible (right ramus). Its type locality is Tonopah, which is in a Barstovian terrestrial horizon in Nevada.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of United States (2: Nevada collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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