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subfamily

hippopotamuses
Hippopotaminae Gray, 1821

kingdom Animalia - animals »  phylum Chordata - chordates »  class Mammalia - mammals »  order Artiodactyla - even-toed ungulates »  family Hippopotamidae

Temporal range:Tertiary > Neogene > Miocene > Upper Miocene – recent
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Included taxa

Number of records: 7

genus Choeropsis Leidy, 1853 - pygmy hippopotamuses
genus Hippopotamus Linnaeus, 1758 - hippopotamuses

Fossil taxa

genus Archaeopotamus Boisserie, 2005 †
Tertiary: Upper Miocene – Piacenzian
genus Chororatherium Boisserie, Suwa, Asfaw, Lihoreau, Bernor, Katoh & Beyene, 2017 †
genus Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1836 †
Tertiary: Upper Miocene – Quaternary: Upper Pleistocene
genus Phanourios Boekschoten & Sondaar, 1972 †
Quaternary: Upper Pleistocene – Holocene
genus Saotherium Boisserie, 2005 †
Tertiary: Zanclean

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