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Trigonostylops

 
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Trigonostylops
Fossil range: Late Paleocene–Early Eocene

Trigonostylops wortmani
Conservation status
Fossil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Astrapotheria
Family: †Trigonostylopidae
Genus: Trigonostylops
Ameghino 1897

Trigonostylops is an extinct genus of South American ungulate, from the late Paleocene to early Eocene of Argentina.

A complete skull of the type species, T. wortmani, has been found, and it has been classified as an astrapothere based on its large lower tusks. In comparison with the later Astrapotherium magnum, it is estimated to have been around 1.50 m (5 ft) long.[1] Teeth, primarily molars, have been found and assigned to other species.

References

  1. ^ Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 249. ISBN 1-84028-152-9. 

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