Trigenicus
Sign in to saveTrigenicus is an extinct genus of small artiodactyl in the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived from the Late Eocene 37.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately . Trigenicus resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.
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Trigenicus is an extinct genus of small artiodactyl in the family Protoceratidae, endemic to North America. It lived from the Late Eocene 37.2—33.9 Ma, existing for approximately . Trigenicus resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.
==Fossil distribution== Fossils have been recovered from: Toadstool Park, Chadron Formation, Sioux County, Nebraska Peanut Peak, Chadron Formation, Oglala Lakota County, South Dakota Little Spring Gulch, Cook Ranch Formation, Beaverhead County, Montana Carnagh, Cypress Hills Formation, Saskatchewan