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Cosoryx (Subcosoryx)

Osteichthyes - Antilocapridae

Taxonomy
Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) was named by Frick (1937).

It was assigned to Cosoryx by Frick (1937).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1937Cosoryx (Subcosoryx) Frick p. 292

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyAntilocapridae
subfamilyMerycodontinae()
genusCosoryxLeidy 1869
subgenusSubcosoryx

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 (Subcosoryx) Frick 1937
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2009-01-04 10:47:24
Modified: 2009-01-04 12:47:24
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979

Age range: base of the Clarendonian to the top of the Hemphillian or 12.50000 to 4.70000 Ma

Collections (35 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (California) Merycodus cerroensis (19145 19181 19182 19276 19277 19278 19353 19361 19453 19454 19455 19467 19486 19489 19490 19492 19494 19495 19496 19497 19499 19500 19501 19504 19507 19512 19515 19541 19553 19592 19593 19594)
Late/Upper Clarendonian12.5 - 9.4USA (New Mexico) Cosoryx cerroensis (19528)
Clarendonian - Hemphillian12.5 - 4.7USA (Washington) Cosoryx cerroensis (175228)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6USA (Oklahoma) Cosoryx cerroensis (209142)