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Hippopotamus gorgops Animal Pictures

Hippopotamus gorgops

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Hippopotamus gorgops
© Amberghini / CC BY-SA 4.0 — License (Original)

Hippopotamus gorgops was the largest member of the Hippopotamidae family to ever live.

Fossil of Hipopotamus, an extinct mammal -- Took the photo at Natural History Museum, London

Hippopotamus gorgops
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German scientist Wilhelm Otto Dietrich published the first description of this species in 1928. Only a few fossils have been found so far, making it difficult to tell the exact habit of this species.