†Chororatherium Boisserie et al. 2003 (hippopotamus)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Full reference: J.-R. Boisserie, G. Suwa, B. Asfaw, F. Lihoreau, R. L. Bernor, S. Katoh, and Y. Beyene. 2003. Basal hippopotamines from the upper Miocene of Chorora, Ethiopia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 37(3):e1297718
Parent taxon: Hippopotaminae according to J.-R. Boisserie et al. 2003
Sister taxa: Archaeopotamus, Choeropsis, Hexaprotodon, Hippopotamus, Phanourios, Saotherium
Subtaxa: Chororatherium roobii
Type: Chororatherium roobii
Ecology: amphibious grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Beticha (Miocene of Ethiopia)
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