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Archaeopotamus lothagamensis (Weston, 2000) †

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

Scientific synonyms

Hexaprotodon lothagamensis Weston, 2000 o

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Type taxon of:Archaeopotamus Boisserie, 2005 (Hexaprotodon lothagamensis Weston, 2000)
Temporal range:Tertiary > Neogene > Miocene > Upper Miocene
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Taxon in country check-lists*

Kenya†

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Links and literature

Weston E. M., 2000: A new species of hippopotamus Hexaprotodon lothagamensis (Mammalia: Hippopotamidae) from the Late Miocene of Kenya. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 20(1): 177-185. [as Hexaprotodon lothagamensis]
EN Paleobiology Database [77331]

Paleobiology Database [https://paleobiodb.org/] [as Archaeopotamus lothagamensis (Weston, 2000)]
Data retrieved on: 11 December 2015
EN Orliac M., Boisserie J.-R., MacLatchy L., Lihoreau F. (2010): Early Miocene hippopotamids (Cetartiodactyla) constrain the phylogenetic and spatiotemporal settings of hippopotamid origin [as Archaeopotamus lothagamensis]
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† extinct taxon

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† species extinct or not found recently in area described by check-list



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