Biology:Hexaprotodon sivalensis
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Genus: | †Hexaprotodon |
| Species: | †H. sivalensis
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| †Hexaprotodon sivalensis Falconer and Cautley, 1836[1]
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Hexaprotodon sivalensis is an extinct species of hippopotamus belonging to the genus Hexaprotodon which may include today's pygmy hippopotamuses. It lived much in India starting Pliocene, died out at Pleistocene.[2] It was one of the very few Asian hippopotamuses.
References
- ↑ Falconer, H., and P. T. Cautley, (1836) Note on the fossil Hippopotamus of the Sivalik Hills. Asiatic Researches, vol. 19, p. 115-134
- ↑ Weerawardhena, S. R., Russell, A. P., & Ratnayaka, R. M. C. S. A molar tooth of Hexaprotodon (Hippopotamidae) from Upper Pleistocene deposits of the central province of Sri Lanka. Cey. J. Sci. (Bio.Sci.) Vol. 31, 2003, 69-73
Wikidata ☰ Q29025574 entry
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