Hippopotamus major
Hippopotamus major Temporal range: 1.810–0.126 Ma Early to middle Pleistocene [1] | |
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Fossil Hippopotamus major skull | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Hippopotamidae |
Genus: | Hippopotamus |
Species: | †H. major |
Binomial name | |
Hippopotamus major | |
Hippopotamus major or Giant European Hippo is an extinct species of hippopotamus found in Pleistocene fossil sites in Europe and Great Britain.[1]
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