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Triplopus

Triplopus is a genus of perissodactyl, possibly a hyracodont, from the Uinta Formation. Some species formerly assigned to Triplopus have been assigned to Eotrigonias and Hyrachyus in the past, though this is disputed. Triplopus was likely a cursorial browser, similar to other hyracodonts.

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Triplopus is a genus of perissodactyl, possibly a hyracodont, from the Uinta Formation. Some species formerly assigned to Triplopus have been assigned to Eotrigonias and Hyrachyus in the past, though this is disputed. Triplopus was likely a cursorial browser, similar to other hyracodonts.

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