Cosoryx ramosus Cope

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Object Details

Collector

Dr. Edward D. Cope

Geologic Age

Cenozoic / Neogene / Miocene

Record Last Modified

4 Aug 2025

Skeletal Morphology

Skull element, partial left mandible, tooth P3-M3

Stratigraphy

Santa Fe Group / Tesuque Fm

Collection Date

1874

USNM Number

V5390

Type Citation

Cope. 1874. Acad.Nat.Sci.Philadelphia Proc. 148-150.

Type Status

holotype

Place

Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States, North America

Published Name

Cosoryx ramosus Cope

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Paleogeneral

Types: Mammals Terrestrial

Mammalia Primary Type

Paleobiology

Taxonomy

Animalia Chordata Vertebrata Synapsida Mammalia Eutheria Laurasiatheria Artiodactyla Antilocapridae

Data Source

NMNH - Paleobiology Dept.

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/384024687-b233-4949-892e-50628816ac3e

Record ID

nmnhpaleobiology_3428212