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Trigonostylops

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superorder
  
†Meridiungulata

Phylum
  
Chordata

Order
  
Astrapotheria

Class
  
Mammalia

Family
  
†Trigonostylopidae

Rank
  
Genus

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Similar
  
Astrapotheria, Parastrapotherium, Astrapotherium, Astrapotheriidae, Granastrapotherium

Trigonostylops is an extinct genus of South American meridiungulatan 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. Teeth, primarily molars, have been found and assigned to other species.

Phylogeny

Cladogram based in the phylogenetic analysis published by Vallejo-Pareja et al., 2015, showing the position of Trigonostylops:

References

Trigonostylops Wikipedia