Hexaprotodon sivalensis
Hexaprotodon sivalensis is an extinct species of hippopotamus belonging to the genus Hexaprotodon which may include today's pygmy hippopotamuses. It lived much in India starting Pliocene, died out at Pleistocene.[2] It was one of the very few Asian hippopotamuses.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Genus: | Hexaprotodon |
| Species: | †H. sivalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hexaprotodon sivalensis Falconer and Cautley, 1836[1] | |
References
- Falconer, H., and P. T. Cautley, (1836) Note on the fossil Hippopotamus of the Sivalik Hills. Asiatic Researches, vol. 19, p. 115-134
- Weerawardhena, S. R., Russell, A. P., & Ratnayaka, R. M. C. S. A molar tooth of Hexaprotodon (Hippopotamidae) from Upper Pleistocene deposits of the central province of Sri Lanka. Cey. J. Sci. (Bio.Sci.) Vol. 31, 2003, 69-73
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