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Hippopotamus protamphibius
Taxonomy
Hippopotamus protamphibius was named by Arambourg (1944).
It was recombined as Hexaprotodon protamphibius by Coryndon (1977), Geze (1985).
It was recombined as Hexaprotodon protamphibius by Coryndon (1977), Geze (1985).
Subspecies
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1944 | Hippopotamus protamphibius Arambourg |
1977 | Hexaprotodon protamphibius Coryndon p. 69 figs. Fig. 6 |
1985 | Hexaprotodon protamphibius Geze p. 84 |
2010 | Hippopotamus protamphibius Weston and Boisserie p. 860 |
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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.
†Hippopotamus protamphibius Arambourg 1944
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†Hexaprotodon protamphibius turkanensis Geze 1985
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Gingerich 2003, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Lillegraven 1979 |
Age range: base of the Piacenzian to the top of the Gelasian or 3.60000 to 1.80000 Ma
Collections (9 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Pliocene | Ethiopia | Hippopotamus indet. (21755) | |
Zanclean - Piacenzian | Kenya | Hexaprotodon protamphibius (22235) | |
Piacenzian | Ethiopia | Hexaprotodon protamphibius (22032) | |
Piacenzian | Chad | Hexaprotodon protamphibius (22505) | |
Piacenzian | Ethiopia (Afar) | Hippopotamus protamphibius (224654) | |
Piacenzian | Kenya | Hexaprotodon protamphibius (21431 21459) | |
Piacenzian - Gelasian | Ethiopia (Afar) | Hippopotamus protamphibius (224657) | |
Gelasian | Ethiopia (Afar) | Hippopotamus protamphibius (224655) |