Trogosus
Trogosus is an extinct genus of tillodont mammal. Fossils have been found in Wyoming and British Columbia,[2] 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).[3] 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.[4]
Trogosus | |
---|---|
Trogosus hyracoides skull at the National Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | |
Phylum: | |
Class: | |
Order: | |
Suborder: | |
Family: | †Esthonychidae |
Subfamily: | †Trogosinae |
Genus: | †Trogosus |
Species[1] | |
|
Notes
- Trogosus in the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved July 2013.
- Russell 1935
- Kemp 2005, p. 240
- Palmer 1999, p. 236
gollark: ··.·
gollark: Well, so you don't randomly kill people, that would be annoying.
gollark: A fetus or whatever doesn't really posess many of the properties of actual people.
gollark: no.
gollark: It's not like they're your property because of it.
References
- Kemp, Tom S. (2005). The Origin and Evolution of Mammals. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0198507615. OCLC 56652579.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Leidy, J. (1871). "Remains of extinct mammals from Wyoming". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 23: 113–116. Retrieved July 2013. Check date values in:
|accessdate=
(help)CS1 maint: ref=harv (link) - Palmer, D., ed. (1999). The Marshall Illustrated Encyclopedia of Dinosaurs and Prehistoric Animals. London: Marshall Editions. ISBN 1-84028-152-9.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
- Russell, Loris Shano (1935). "A middle Eocene mammal from British Columbia". American Journal of Science. 5. 29: 54–55. doi:10.2475/ajs.s5-29.169.54.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.