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 |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Subfamily: | Hippopotaminae |
| 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]
Restoration
Side view of skull
References
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