Biology:Trogosus
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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals
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| Trogosus hyracoides skull at the National Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | †Tillodontia |
| Family: | †Esthonychidae |
| Subfamily: | †Trogosinae |
| Genus: | †Trogosus Leidy 1871 |
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Trogosus is an extinct genus of tillodont mammal. Fossils have been found in Wyoming, California ,[2] and British Columbia,[3] and date from the Eocene between 54.8 and 33.7 million years ago. Trogosus was a bear-like herbivore with a large, short skull and flat feet, and had a skull 35 cm (14 in) long with an estimated body weight of 150 kg (330 lb).[4] It had large, rodent-like incisors, which continued growing throughout the creature's life. Judging from the heavily worn molar teeth, Trogosus fed on rough plant material, such as roots and tubers.[5]
Notes
- ↑ Trogosus in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
- ↑ Miyata, Kazunori; Deméré, Thomas A. (17 February 2016). "New material of a 'short-faced' Trogosus (Mammalia, Tillodontia) from the Delmar Formation (Bridgerian), San Diego County, California, U.S.A.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 36 (3): e1089878. doi:10.1080/02724634.2016.1089878. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/02724634.2016.1089878. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
- ↑ Russell 1935
- ↑ Kemp 2005, p. 240
- ↑ Palmer 1999, p. 236
References
- Kemp, Tom S. (2005). The Origin and Evolution of Mammals. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198507615. OCLC 56652579.
- "Remains of extinct mammals from Wyoming". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences 23: 113–116. 1871. https://archive.org/stream/proceedingsofacad23acad#page/114/mode/2up. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- Palmer, D., ed (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.
- Russell, Loris Shano (1935). "A middle Eocene mammal from British Columbia". American Journal of Science. 5 29 (169): 54–55. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-29.169.54.
Wikidata ☰ Q599076 entry
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