Hexaprotodon pantanellii Joleaud 1920 (pygmy hippo)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Hippopotamidae

Alternative combination: Hippopotamus pantanellii

Belongs to Hexaprotodon according to J.-R. Boisserie 2005

Sister taxa: Hexaprotodon aethiopicus, Hexaprotodon bruneti, Hexaprotodon coryndoni, Hexaprotodon crusafonti, Hexaprotodon dissimilis, Hexaprotodon dulu, Hexaprotodon garyam, Hexaprotodon imaguncula, Hexaprotodon iravticus, Hexaprotodon mingoz, Hexaprotodon namadicus, Hexaprotodon palaeindicus, Hexaprotodon primaevus, Hexaprotodon sahabiensis, Hexaprotodon shungurensis, Hexaprotodon siculus, Hexaprotodon sivalensis, Hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon) hipponensis

Type specimen: 1

Ecology: amphibious grazer-browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Hexaprotodon pantanellii in the database

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