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Hippopotamus creutzburgi

Mammalia - Hippopotamidae

Taxonomy
Hippopotamus creutzburgi was named by Boekschoten and Sondaar (1966). Its type specimen is BNHM-M10286, a maxilla (fragmentary upper jaw, with P4–M3 left and right and palatum), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Katharo Hippo Locality 1, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial claystone in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1966Hippopotamus creutzburgi Boekschoten and Sondaar
1977Hippopotamus creutzburgi Coryndon p. 70 figs. Fig. 6
1996Hippopotamus creutzburgi Spaan

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Whippomorpha
superfamilyHippopotamoideaGray 1821
familyHippopotamidae
subfamilyHippopotaminaeGray 1821
genusHippopotamus
speciescreutzburgi

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 creutzburgi Boekschoten and Sondaar 1966
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. J. Boekschoten and P. Y. Sondaar 1966Tetraprotodont Hippopotamus of small size (M'-M 3 about 10.2 cm, about 11 cm). Mandible rather delicate as compared with Hippopotamus amphibius. Astragalus and navicular articulating surfaces with considerable flexibility anteroposteriorly (70°). Tarsal and carpal bones with clear articulation surfaces on the medial and lateral sides.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: amphibiousg
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2012-04-17 11:18:49
Modified: 2012-04-16 20:18:49
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Gingerich 2003

Age range: base of the Middle Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (7 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Greece (Crete) Hippopotamus creutzburgi (203950 203951 type locality: 204321 204322 204323 204325)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Hippopotamus creutzburgi (202328)