Trigonias

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Trigonias

Extinct genus of mammals

This article is about the extinct rhinoceros. For the bivalves, see Trigoniidae.

Trigonias (Greek: "triangular" (trigonos), "ias" [denotes possession][3]) is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid from the late Eocene (Chadronian) some 35 million years ago of North America.[4] Trigonias was about 2.1 metres (6 ft 11 in) long and, despite lacking horns, looked a lot like modern rhinos. Its front legs had five toes (as contrasted with three in modern rhinos), the fifth of which was vestigial.[5]

Quick Facts Trigonias Temporal range: late Eocene, Scientific classification ...

A specimen of T. osborni was estimated to have a weight of about 391 kilograms (862 lb).[6]

Notes

  1. [1]
    Prothero, 2005, p. 184.
  2. [2]
    Prothero, 2005, pp. 35-37.
  3. [3]
    "Glossary. American Museum of Natural History". Archived from the original on 20 November 2021.
  4. [4]
    Prothero, 2005
  5. [5]
    Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. p. 264. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
  6. [6]
    http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?a=basicTaxonInfo&taxon_no=52444 [dead link]

References

  • Prothero, Donald R. 2005. The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 218 pp. ISBN 0-521-83240-3


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