†Trogosus castoridens Leidy 1871 (tillodont)
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Mammalia - Cimolesta - Esthonychidae
Belongs to Trogosus according to C. L. Gazin 1953
See also Hay 1902, Leidy 1873 and Lucas and Schoch 1998
Sister taxa: Trogosus gazini, Trogosus grangeri, Trogosus hillsii, Trogosus hyracoides, Trogosus latidens, Trogosus shantunensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Grizzly Buttes, which is in a Bridgerian terrestrial horizon in the Bridger Formation of Wyoming
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Eocene of United States (7: California, Wyoming collections)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
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