Hippopotamus madagascariensis

Hippopotamus madagascariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Whippomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Subordo: Cynodontia Infraordo: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Subclassis: Trechnotheria Infraclassis: Zatheria Supercohors: Theria Cohors: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Cladus: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Subordo: Whippomorpha

Familia: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hippopotamus
Species: †Hippopotamus madagascariensis

Name

Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg, 1883: 24

Type locality: "Antisirabe"; Madagascar

Synonyms

Hippopotamus guldbergi Fovet, Faure & Guérin, 2011

References

Primary references

Guldberg, G.A. 1883. Undersøgelser over en subfossil flodhest fra Madagascar. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania 6: 1–24. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Stuenes, S. 1989. Taxonomy, Habits, and Relationships of the Subfossil Madagascan Hippopotami Hippopotamus lemerlei and H. madagascariensis. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 9(3): 241–268. DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1989.10011761 JSTOR Reference page.

Links

Hippopotamus madagascariensis – Taxon details on Fossilworks.
IUCN: Hippopotamus madagascariensis Guldberg, 1883 (Extinct)

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Madagaskar-Flusspferd
English: Malagasy Pygmy Hippopotamus
español: Hippopótamo pigmeo de Madagascar
français: Hippopotame de Madagascar

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