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Kingdom
  
Family
  
Rhinocerotidae

Rank
  
Genus

Class
  
Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Odd-toed ungulate

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Similar
  
Diceratherium, Subhyracodon, Odd‑toed ungulate, Metamynodon, Hyrachyus

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Trigonias is an extinct genus of rhinoceros from the late Eocene (Chadronian) some 35 million years ago of North America (Prothero, 2005).

Trigonias Trigonias osborni by Leogon on DeviantArt

It is the oldest rhino of which is still alive. Trigonias was about 2.1 m (7 ft) 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 vestigal.

Trigonias trigonias early small prehistoric rhinoceros Paul Heaston Flickr

A specimen of T. osborni was estimated to have a weight of about 391.4 kg (862.9 lbs).

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