Trigodon

Tri-go-don.
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Benjamin Gutierrez

Vertebrate Paleontologist

Benjamin Gutierrez is a leading expert on dinosaurs, particularly the mighty theropods. His fieldwork in South America has uncovered new species and provided insights into dinosaur social structures.

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Name

Trigodon ‭(‬Three part tooth‭)‬.

Phonetic

Tri-go-don.

Named By

Florentino Ameghino - 1887.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Notoungulata,‭ ‬Toxodontidae,‭ ‬Haplodontheriinae.

Diet

Herbivore.

Species

T.‭ ‬gaudryi‭

Size

Exact details unavilable.

Known locations

South America‭ ‬-‭ ‬Solimoes Formation.

Time Period

Tortonian of the Miocene.

Fossil representation

Partial remains.

In Depth

       Trigodon seems to have been a large heavily built herbivore of the late Miocene of South America.‭ ‬Combined with reasonably long legs for its build,‭ ‬Trigodon is considered to have inhabited wetland swamps were it browsed upon softer vegetation.‭ ‬The most striking feature of Trigodon is the spiked horn that rises from the top of the skull.‭ ‬This feature may have been purely for display,‭ ‬although it might have also been a weapon used against rival Trigodon in dominance contests.

Further Reading

Further reading- Novos achados de cetaceos longirrostros no Neogeno do Acre, Brasil. Boletim do Museu Paraense Emilio Goeldi. – Ciencias da Terra 2:59-64. – J. B. Villanueva, C. Muizon & J. P. Souza Filho – 1990.

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