Trigonostylops

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iTrigonostylops
Fossil range: Late Paleocene to Early Eocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Astrapotheria
Family: Trigonostylopidae
Genus: Trigonostylops

Trigonostylops is an extinct genus of mammal.

Only its skull has been found, and it has been classified as an astrapothere based on its large lower tusks. It might have been around 1.50 m (5 ft) long. Trigonostylops's teeth were very primitive.

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