Hexaprotodon protamphibius turkanensis Geze 1985 (hippo)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae

Full reference: R. Geze. 1985. Repartition paleoecologique et relations phylogenetiques des Hippopotamidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) du Neogene d'Afrique orientale. Environment des hominides au Plio-Pleistocene 81-100

Belongs to Hexaprotodon protamphibius according to R. Geze 1985

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: Omo-BS-I, a mandible

Ecology: amphibious grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Omo - member B (Pliocene of Ethiopia)

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