Bathygenys
Extinct genus of mammals
title: "Bathygenys" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["oreodonts", "eocene-artiodactyla", "oligocene-artiodactyla", "priabonian-genus-first-appearances", "rupelian-genus-extinctions", "oligocene-mammals-of-north-america", "prehistoric-artiodactyla-genera"] description: "Extinct genus of mammals" topic_path: "general/oreodonts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bathygenys" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0
::summary Extinct genus of mammals ::
| name = Bathygenys | image_alt = Bathygenys | image_caption = Bathygenys | image = Bathygenys_sp.jpg | fossil_range = Oligocene | taxon = Bathygenys | authority = Douglass 1902 | type_species = †Bathygenys alpha | subdivision_ranks = Species | subdivision =
- 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. Fossils are widespread through the western United States.
Bathygenys was a herbivore with a heavy body, long tail, short feet, and four-toed hooves.
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