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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.

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Trigonostylops
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Trigonostylops
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58700000-0
end time
33900000-0
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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.

== Description == thumb|left|Interpretation of T. wortmani A complete skull of the type species, T. wortmani, has been found, and it has been classified as an astrapothere based on its large lower incisors.

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