Chororatherium roobii Boisserie et al. 2003 (hippopotamus)

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

Belongs to Chororatherium according to J.-R. Boisserie et al. 2003

Sister taxa: none

Type specimen: CHO-BT 68, a tooth (partial right upper unerupted molar). Its type locality is Beticha, which is in a MN 9 marine conglomerate in the Chorora Formation of Ethiopia.

Ecology: amphibious grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Beticha

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