Trogosus Temporal range: Early Eocene–Middle Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Trogosus hyracoides skull at the National Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	† Tillodontia
Family:	† Esthonychidae
Subfamily:	† Trogosinae
Genus:	† Trogosus Leidy 1871
Species [1]
†T. castoridens ( type) †T. gazini †T. grangeri †T. hillsii †T. hyracoides †T. latidens

Trogosus is an extinct genus of tillodont mammal. Fossils have been found in Wyoming, California, ^[2] and British Columbia, ^[3] and date from the Eocene between 54.8 and 33.7 million years ago.

Trogosus was a bear-like herbivore with a large, short skull and flat feet, and had a skull 35 cm (14 in) long with an estimated body weight of 150 kg (330 lb). ^[4] It had large, rodent-like incisors, which continued growing throughout the creature's life. Judging from the heavily worn molar teeth, Trogosus fed on rough plant material, such as roots and tubers. ^[5]

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