Choeropsis liberiensis Morton 1844 (pygmy hippo)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae

Alternative combinations: Hexaprotodon liberiensis, Hippopotamus liberiensis

Belongs to Choeropsis according to E. Weston and J.-R. Boisserie 2010

See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Boisserie 2005 and Coryndon 1977

Sister taxa: none

Ecology: amphibious grazer-browser

Distribution: found only at Lamto station (Quaternary of Cote D'Ivoire)

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