Trigenicus

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 3 million years.^[1] Trigenicus resembled deer, but were more closely related to camelids.

Trigenicus Temporal range: Late Eocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Protoceratidae
Genus:	†Trigenicus Douglass 1903
Species
T. profectus Matthew 1903

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