†Archaeopotamus lothagamensis Weston 2000 (hippopotamus)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae
Alternative combination: Hexaprotodon lothagamensis
Full reference: E. M. Weston. 2000. A new species of hippopotamus Hexaptrotodon lothagamensis (Mammalia: Hippopotamidae) from the late Miocene of Kenya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 20(1):177-185
Belongs to Archaeopotamus according to E. Weston and J.-R. Boisserie 2010
See also Boisserie 2005 and Weston 2000
Sister taxon: Archaeopotamus harvardi
Type specimen: KNM-LT 23839, a mandible (mandible with R P/4-M/3 and left P/4-M/2)
Ecology: amphibious grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Miocene to Pliocene of Kenya (2 collections)
• Miocene of Kenya (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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