| Triplopus Temporal range: Eocene,
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Perissodactyla |
| Family: | †Hyracodontidae |
| Genus: | †Triplopus Cope, 1880 |
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| T. cubitalis Cope, 1880
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Triplopus is a genus of perissodactyl, possibly a hyracodont, from the Uinta Formation.[1][2] Some species formerly assigned to Triplopus have been assigned to Eotrigonias and Hyrachyus in the past, though this is disputed.[1][3] Triplopus was likely a cursorial browser, similar to other hyracodonts.
Description
Compared to derived hyracodonts, like Hyracodon, Triplopus was fairly gracile. Triplopus possesses three toes on each forefoot and three on each hind foot, whereas other perissodactyls from the Uinta Formation generally bear four on their forefeet and three on their hindfeet.[2]
References
- ^ a b "The origin of Rhinocerotoidea and phylogeny of Ceratomorpha (Mammalia, Perissodactyla)". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2024-10-07. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
- ^ a b Scott, William Berryman (1913). A history of land mammals in the western hemisphere. Smithsonian Libraries. New York, The MacMillan Company.
- ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2025-08-31.
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