Hexaprotodon
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Hexaprotodon is a genus of Hippopotamidae
that is sometimes applied to the pygmy hippopotamus
. Pygmy hippos may be classified as either Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis. The name Hexaprotodon means "six front teeth" as some of the fossil forms have three pairs of incisors.
The genus Hexaprotodon also includes a number of rarely studied extinct species from Asia, sometimes labeled "Asian Hippopotami."
Hippopotamidae
Hippopotamuses are the members of the family Hippopotamidae. They are the only extant artiodactyls which walk on four toes on each foot.- Characteristics :...
that is sometimes applied to the pygmy hippopotamus
Pygmy Hippopotamus
The pygmy hippopotamus is a large mammal native to the forests and swamps of western Africa . The pygmy hippo is reclusive and nocturnal...
. Pygmy hippos may be classified as either Choeropsis liberiensis or Hexaprotodon liberiensis. The name Hexaprotodon means "six front teeth" as some of the fossil forms have three pairs of incisors.
The genus Hexaprotodon also includes a number of rarely studied extinct species from Asia, sometimes labeled "Asian Hippopotami."
- Hexaprotodon bruneti Boisserie and White, 2004
- Hexaprotodon crusafonti Aguirre, 1963
- Hexaprotodon hipponensis (Gaudry, 1867)
- Hexaprotodon imagunculus (Hopwood, 1926)
- Hexaprotodon iravticus Falconer and Cautley, 1847
- Hexaprotodon karumensis Coryndon, 1977
- Hexaprotodon mingoz Boisserie et al., 2003
- Hexaprotodon namadicus Falconer and Cautley, 1847 - possibly same as H. palaeindicus´
- Hexaprotodon palaeindicus Falconer and Cautley, 1847
- Hexaprotodon pantanellii (Joleaud, 1920)
- Hexaprotodon primaevus Crusafont et al., 1964
- Hexaprotodon protamphibius (Arambourg, 1944)
- Hexaprotodon siculus (Hooijer, 1946)
- Hexaprotodon sivalensis Falconer and Cautley, 1836
- Hexaprotodon sp. - Myanmar Hippopotamus (fossilFossilFossils are the preserved remains or traces of animals , plants, and other organisms from the remote past...
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