Trigonias

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Trigonias (Greek: "triangular" (trigonos), "ias" [denotes possession][1]) is an extinct genus of rhinocerotid from the late Eocene (Chadronian) some 35 million years ago of North America.[2] Trigonias was about Script error: No such module "convert". 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.[3]

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References

  • Prothero, Donald R. 2005. The Evolution of North American Rhinoceroses. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 218 pp. Template:ISBN

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