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Paracosoryx fossil map

Where fossils of Paracosoryx have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.

Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →

GroupEarly mammals
Lived23.04–5.333 million years ago (Aquitanian to Messinian)
PeriodsNeogene
FamilyAntilocapridae
Named by(Frick 1937)
Fossil records58 occurrences at 17 locations (PBDB)
Found inUnited States, Canada
Rock formationsBarstow, txn:42720, Wood Mountain, Dove Spring, Box Butte, Sheep Creek

About Paracosoryx

Paracosoryx is an extinct genus of antilocaprids that lived in North America during the Miocene.

Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Paracosoryx (revision 1191077610), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q108280693.

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