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Hippopotamoidea
Taxonomy
Hippopotamoidea was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Hyodonta by Colbert (1938); to Suina by Sahni and Khare (1971), Carroll (1988); to Cetancodonta by Boisserie et al. (2003), Weston and Boisserie (2010), Boisserie et al. (2011), Lihoreau et al. (2015); and to Whippomorpha by Prothero et al. (2021).
It was assigned to Hyodonta by Colbert (1938); to Suina by Sahni and Khare (1971), Carroll (1988); to Cetancodonta by Boisserie et al. (2003), Weston and Boisserie (2010), Boisserie et al. (2011), Lihoreau et al. (2015); and to Whippomorpha by Prothero et al. (2021).
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1821 | Hippopotamoidea Gray |
| 1938 | Hippopotamoidea Colbert p. 104 |
| 1971 | Hippopotamoidea Sahni and Khare p. 47 |
| 1988 | Hippopotamoidea Carroll |
| 2003 | Hippopotamoidea Boisserie et al. p. 2 |
| 2009 | Hippopotamidamorpha Spaulding et al. p. 3 figs. Table 1 |
| 2010 | Hippopotamoidea Weston and Boisserie p. 853 |
| 2011 | Hippopotamoidea Boisserie et al. p. 620 figs. Table 1 |
| 2015 | Hippopotamoidea Lihoreau et al. p. 2 |
| 2021 | Hippopotamoidea Prothero et al. |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
Superfm. Hippopotamoidea Gray 1821
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G. †Anthracothema Pilgrim 1928
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†Anthracothema lijiangensis Zong and Chen 1996
†Anthracothema minima Xu 1962
Fm. †Anthracotheriidae Leidy 1869 [anthracothere]
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G. †Aepinacodon Troxell 1921
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†Aepinacodon americanus Leidy 1856
†Aepinacodon deflectus Marsh 1890
†Aepinacodon rostratus Scott 1894
G. †Ancodon Pomel 1847
G. †Anthracochoerus Dal Piaz 1930
Subfm. †Anthracotheriinae Leidy 1869
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G. †Anthracokeryx Pilgrim and Cotter 1916
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†Anthracokeryx birmanicus Pilgrim and Cotter 1916
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Invalid names: Anthracokeryx hospes Pilgrim 1928 [synonym]
†Anthracokeryx litangensis Zong and Chen 1996
†Anthracokeryx naduongensis Ducrocq et al. 2015
†Anthracokeryx tenuis Pilgrim and Cotter 1916
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Invalid names: Anthracokeryx bambusae Pilgrim 1928 [synonym], Anthracokeryx myaingensis Pilgrim 1928 [synonym], Anthracokeryx ulnifer Pilgrim 1928 [synonym]
G. †Anthracotherium Cuvier 1822
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†Anthracotherium bellia Tang 1978
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Invalid names: Heothema media Tang 1978 [synonym], Heothema nanningensis Zhao 1981 [synonym]
†Anthracotherium bugtiense Pilgrim 1907
†Anthracotherium chaimanei Ducrocq 1999
†Anthracotherium changlingensis Zhao 1993
†Anthracotherium chengbiensis Tang 1978
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Invalid names: Heothema angnsticalxia Tang 1978 [synonym], Heothema youngi Zhao 1983 [synonym]
†Anthracotherium crassum Pilgrim and Cotter 1916
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Invalid names: Anthracohyus choeroides Pilgrim and Cotter 1916 [synonym], Anthracokeryx moriturus Pilgrim 1928 [synonym]
†Anthracotherium cuvieri Gaudry 1873
†Anthracotherium gungkangensis Qiu 1977
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Invalid names: Anthracokeryx kwangsiensis Qiu 1977 [synonym]
†Anthracotherium kwablianicum Gabunia 1964
†Anthracotherium magnum Cuvier 1822
†Anthracotherium monsvialense de Zigno 1888
†Anthracotherium pangan Pilgrim and Cotter 1916
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Invalid names: Anthracohyus rubricae Pilgrim and Cotter 1916 [synonym], Anthracothema palustre Pilgrim and Cotter 1916 [synonym]
†Anthracotherium seckbachense Kinkelin 1884
†Anthracotherium sinense Zdansky 1930
†Anthracotherium verhoeveni Von Koenigswald 1967
Invalid names: Anthracohyus Pilgrim and Cotter 1916 [synonym], Anthracotherium alsaticum Cuvier 1822 [nomen dubium], Anthracotherium pygmaeum Lambe 1908 [nomen vanum], Anthracotherium valdense Kowalevski 1876 [nomen dubium]
G. †Heptacodon Marsh 1894
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†Heptacodon curtus Marsh 1894
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Invalid names: Anthracotherium karense Osborn and Wortman 1894 [synonym], Octacodon valens Marsh 1894 [synonym]
†Heptacodon gibbiceps Marsh 1894
†Heptacodon occidentale Osborn and Wortman 1894
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Invalid names: Heptacodon quadratus Scott 1940 [synonym]
†Heptacodon occidentalis Osborn and Wortman 1894
†Heptacodon pellionis Storer 1983
†Heptacodon yeguaensis Holroyd 2002
G. †Paenanthracotherium Scherler et al. 2019
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†Paenanthracotherium bergeri Scherler et al. 2019
†Paenanthracotherium hippoideum Rutimeyer 1856
†Paenanthracotherium strategus Forster-Cooper 1913
Invalid names: Elliotherium murphyi Pickford 2016 [nomen nudum]
G. †Prominatherium Teller 1884
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†Prominatherium dalmantinum von Meyer 1854
†Prominatherium dalmatinum von Meyer 1854
Invalid names: Anthracotherium bumbachense Stehlin 1910 [nomen dubium], Anthracotherium illyricum Teller 1886 [nomen dubium]
G. †Arretotherium Douglass 1902
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†Arretotherium acridens Douglass 1902
†Arretotherium fricki Macdonald and Schultz 1956
†Arretotherium leptodus Matthew 1909
†Arretotherium meridionale Rincon et al. 2013
G. †Atopotherium Ducrocq et al. 1996
Subfm. †Bothriodontinae Scott 1940
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G. †Bothriodon Aymard 1846
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†Bothriodon advena Russell 1978
†Bothriodon chowi Xu 1961
†Bothriodon sandaensis Tsubamoto 2007
†Bothriodon velaunus von Meyer 1832
Invalid names: Ancodus Pomel 1848 [synonym], Hyopotamus Leidy 1857 [synonym]
G. †Bothriogenys Schmidt 1913
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†Bothriogenys andrewsi Schmidt 1913
†Bothriogenys fraasi Schmidt 1913
†Bothriogenys gorringei Andrews and Beadnell 1902
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Invalid names: Ancodus gorringei Andrews and Beadnell 1902 [replaced]
†Bothriogenys hui Chow 1958
†Bothriogenys langsonensis Ducrocq et al. 2015
†Bothriogenys orientalis Ducrocq 1997
†Bothriogenys rugulosus Schmidt 1913
†Bothriogenys vietnamensis Ducrocq et al. 2015
G. †Brachyodus Depéret 1895
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†Brachyodus depereti Fourtau 1918
†Brachyodus hui Chow 1958
†Brachyodus manchharensis Prasad 1964
†Brachyodus moneyi Fourtau 1918
†Brachyodus onoideum Gervais 1859
G. †Elomeryx Marsh 1894
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†Elomeryx armatus Marsh 1894
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Invalid names: Elomeryx brachystylus Troxell 1921 [synonym], Elomeryx mitis Marsh 1894 [synonym], Hyopotamus brachyrhynchus Osborn and Wortman 1894 [synonym]
†Elomeryx asticus Nikolov 1967
†Elomeryx borbonicus Geais 1934
†Elomeryx cluai Deperet 1906
†Elomeryx crispus Gervais 1849
†Elomeryx garbanii Macdonald 1970
†Elomeryx japonicus Matsumoto 1925
Invalid names: Bakalovia orientalis Böhme et al. 2013 [nomen dubium], Bothriodon chyelingensis Xu 1977 [nomen dubium], Bothriodon tientongensis Xu 1977 [nomen dubium], Brachyodus trofimovi de Bonis et al. 1997 [nomen dubium]
G. †Libycosaurus Bonnarelli 1947
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†Libycosaurus algeriensis Ducrocq et al. 2001
†Libycosaurus anisae Black 1972
†Libycosaurus bahri Lihoreau et al. 2014
†Libycosaurus petrocchii Bonnarelli 1947
G. †Merycopotamus Falconer and Cautley 1847
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†Merycopotamus dissimilis Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Merycopotamus medioximus Lihoreau et al. 2004
†Merycopotamus pusillus Lydekker 1885
G. †Octacodon Marsh 1894
G. †Bunobrachyodus Deperet 1908
G. †Elliottherium Scherler 2011
G. †Elotherium Pomel 1847
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†Elotherium leidyanum Marsh in Cope 1868
†Elotherium superbus Leidy 1868
†Elotherium uintense Osborn 1895
G. †Gonotelma Pilgrim 1908
G. †Hemimeryx Lydekker 1883
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†Hemimeryx blandfordi Lydekker 1883
Invalid names: Gelasmodon Forster-Cooper 1913 [synonym]
G. †Heothema Tang 1978
G. †Masritherium Fourtau 1918
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†Masritherium aequatorialis MacInnes 1951
†Masritherium depereti Fourtau 1918
G. †Merycops Pilgrim 1910
Subfm. †Microbunodontinae Lihoreau and Ducrocq 2007
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G. †Geniokeryx Ducrocq 2020
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†Geniokeryx nanus Ducrocq et al. 2021
†Geniokeryx thailandicus Ducrocq 1999
G. †Microbunodon Depéret 1908
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†Microbunodon milaensis Lihoreau et al. 2004
†Microbunodon minimum Lihoreau et al. 2004
†Microbunodon silistrense Pentland 1828
G. †Parabrachyodus Forster-Cooper 1915
G. †Sivameryx Lydekker 1883
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†Sivameryx africanus Andrews 1914
†Sivameryx palaeindicus Lydekker 1883
Invalid names: Hyoboops Trouessart 1905 [synonym]
G. †Telmatodon Pilgrim 1907
Fm. Hippopotamidae Gray 1821 [hippopotamus]
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Subfm. Hippopotaminae Gray 1821
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G. †Archaeopotamus Boisserie 2005
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†Archaeopotamus harvardi Coryndon 1977
†Archaeopotamus lothagamensis Weston 2000
G. †Hexaprotodon Falconer and Cautley 1836 [pygmy hippo]
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†Hexaprotodon aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975
†Hexaprotodon bruneti Boisserie and White 2004
†Hexaprotodon coryndoni Geze 1985
†Hexaprotodon crusafonti Aguire 1963
†Hexaprotodon dissimilis Falconer and Cautley 1836
†Hexaprotodon dulu Boisserie 2004
†Hexaprotodon garyam Boisserie et al. 2005
†Hexaprotodon imaguncula Hopwood 1926
†Hexaprotodon iravticus Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Hexaprotodon mingoz Boisserie et al. 2003
†Hexaprotodon namadicus Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Hexaprotodon palaeindicus Falconer and Cautley 1847
†Hexaprotodon pantanellii Joleaud 1920
†Hexaprotodon primaevus Crusafont et al. 1964
†Hexaprotodon sahabiensis Gaziry 1987
†Hexaprotodon shungurensis Geze 1985
†Hexaprotodon siculus Hooijer 1946
†Hexaprotodon sivalensis Falconer and Cautley 1836
†Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon) hipponensis Gaudry 1867
G. Hippopotamus Linnaeus 1758 [hippo]
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†Hexaprotodon protamphibius turkanensis Geze 1985
Subg. †Hippopotamus (Tetraprotodon) Falconer and Cautley 1836
†Hippopotamus aethiopicus Coryndon and Coppens 1975
†Hippopotamus afarensis Geze 1985
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus 1758 [hippo]
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Invalid names: Hippopotamus incognitus Faure 1984 [synonym]
†Hippopotamus behemoth Faure 1986
†Hippopotamus coryndonae Geze 1985
†Hippopotamus creutzburgi Boekschoten and Sondaar 1966
†Hippopotamus creutzburgi parvus Kuss 1975
†Hippopotamus gorgops Dietrich 1928
†Hippopotamus kaisensis Hopwood 1926
†Hippopotamus karumensis Coryndon 1977
†Hippopotamus laloumena Faure and Guerin 1990
†Hippopotamus lemerlei Milne Edwards 1868
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Invalid names: Hippopotamus leptorhynchus Grandidier and Filhol 1894 [synonym]
†Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg 1883
†Hippopotamus major Cuvier 1824
†Hippopotamus meltensis Major 1902
†Hippopotamus minor Desmarest 1822
†Hippopotamus protamphibius Arambourg 1944
†Hippopotamus sirensis Pomel 1896
Invalid names: Hippopotamus amphibius standini Monnier and Lamberton 1922 [nomen nudum], Trilobophorus Geze 1985 [synonym]
G. †Phanourios Boekschoten and Sondaar 1972
Subfm. †Kenyapotaminae Pickford 1983
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G. †Kenyapotamus Pickford 1983
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†Kenyapotamus coryndonae Pickford 1983
†Kenyapotamus ternani Pickford 1983
Invalid names: Palaeopotamus Pickford 2007 [synonym]
Invalid names: Hippopotamina Gray 1825 [empty]
Invalid names: Hippopotamidamorpha Spaulding et al. 2009 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available