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Bathygenys

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Bathygenys
Temporal range: 33 Ma
Oligocene
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Merycoidodontidae
Genus: Bathygenys
Douglass 1902
Type species
Bathygenys alpha
Species
  • B. alpha Douglass 1902
  • B. hedlundae Schultz & Falkenbach 1968
  • B. reevesi Wilson 1971

Bathygenys is an extinct genus of oreodont of the family Merycoidodontidae, endemic to North America. It lived during the Early Oligocene 33.9—33.3 mya.[1] Fossils are widespread through the western United States.

Bathygenys was a herbivore with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.[citation needed]

Resources

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  1. ^ "Bathygenys basic info". PaleoBiology Database. Archived from the original on March 11, 2016.