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Cosoryx (Paracosoryx)
Taxonomy
Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) was named by Frick (1937) [named as a subgenus of Cosoryx by Frick 1937; implicitly transferred to Merycodus by Gregory 1942; retained in Cosoryx by Skinner and Taylor 1967, Kelly and Lander 1988; raised to genus level]. Its type is Cosoryx wilsoni.
It was considered an invalid subgroup of Merycodus by Simpson (1945); it was reranked as Paracosoryx by Janis and Manning (1998) and Davis (2007).
It was assigned to Cosoryx by Frick (1937); to Merycodontinae by Janis and Manning (1998); and to Antilocapridae by Davis (2007).
It was considered an invalid subgroup of Merycodus by Simpson (1945); it was reranked as Paracosoryx by Janis and Manning (1998) and Davis (2007).
It was assigned to Cosoryx by Frick (1937); to Merycodontinae by Janis and Manning (1998); and to Antilocapridae by Davis (2007).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1937 | Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) Frick p. 292 |
| 1998 | Paracosoryx Janis and Manning p. 495 |
| 2007 | Paracosoryx Davis p. 229 |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Subg. †Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) Frick 1937
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†Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) sabulonis Matthew and Cook 1909
†Cosoryx (Paracosoryx) wilsoni Frick 1937
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available