Trigonostylops

Trigonostylops
Temporal range: Late Paleocene-Late Eocene
(Riochican-Tinguirirican)
~58.7–33.9 Ma
Skull restoration of Trigonostylops
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Astrapotheria
Family: Trigonostylopidae
Genus: Trigonostylops
Ameghino 1897
Type species
Trigonostylops wortmani
Ameghino 1897
Species
  • T. gegenbauri Roth 1899
  • T. wortmani Ameghino 1897

Trigonostylops is an extinct genus of South American meridiungulatan ungulate, from the Late Paleocene to Late Eocene (Itaboraian to Tinguirirican in the SALMA classification) of South America (Argentina and Peru) and Antarctica (Seymour Island). It is the only member of the family Trigonostylopidae.