Bathygenys

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 Temporal range: 33 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Oligocene
Bathygenys
Scientific classification
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 was a herbivore with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.^{[citation needed]}