''Bathygenys'' is an extinct

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

oreodont Merycoidodontoidea, sometimes called "oreodonts" or " ruminating hogs", is an extinct superfamily of prehistoric cud-chewing artiodactyls with short faces and fang-like canine teeth. As their name implies, some of the better known forms were g ...

of the family

Merycoidodontidae Merycoidodontoidea, sometimes called "oreodonts" or " ruminating hogs", is an extinct superfamily of prehistoric cud-chewing artiodactyls with short faces and fang-like canine teeth. As their name implies, some of the better known forms were gen ...

, endemic to North America. It lived during the

Early Oligocene The Rupelian is, in the geologic timescale, the older of two ages or the lower of two stages of the Oligocene Epoch/ Series. It spans the time between . It is preceded by the Priabonian Stage (part of the Eocene) and is followed by the Chattia ...

33.9—33.3 mya.PaleoBiology Database: ''Bathygenys'', basic info
/ref> Fossils are widespread through the western United States. ''Bathygenys'' was a

herbivore A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthp ...

with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.

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{{Taxonbar, from=Q4869182 Oreodonts Eocene even-toed ungulates Oligocene even-toed ungulates Priabonian genus first appearances Rupelian genus extinctions Paleogene mammals of North America Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera