Hexaprotodon
Extinct hippopotamus genus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Hexaprotodon is an extinct genus of hippopotamid known from Asia and possibly Africa and Europe. The name Hexaprotodon means "six front teeth" as some of the fossil forms have three pairs of incisors.[2][3]
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Hexaprotodon | |
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Hexaprotodon sivalensis skull elements | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Hippopotamidae |
Subfamily: | Hippopotaminae |
Genus: | †Hexaprotodon Falconer & Cautley, 1836 |
Type species | |
†Hexaprotodon sivalensis | |
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Synonyms | |
Hexoprotodon [sic][1] |
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