Hippopotamus antiquus

Hippopotamus antiquus
Hippopotamus antiquus in Florence Palaeontology museum
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hippopotamus
Species:
H. antiquus
Binomial name
Hippopotamus antiquus
Synonyms
  • Hippopotamus amphibius antiquus
  • Hippopotamus georgicus
  • Hippopotamus major
  • Hippopotamus tiberinus

Hippopotamus antiquus is an extinct species of Hippopotamus that ranged across Europe during the Early and Middle Pleistocene.

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