Hippopotamus major

Hippopotamus major or the giant European hippo is an extinct species of hippopotamus found in Pleistocene fossil sites in Europe and Great Britain.[1] With an estimated mass of 4000 kg (8,800 lb) or more, H. major was on average larger than the modern Hippopotamus amphibius.

Restoration
Side view of skull

Hippopotamus major
Temporal range: 1.810–0.126 Ma
↓
Early to middle Pleistocene [1]
Fossil Hippopotamus major skull
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hippopotamus
Species:
†H. major
Binomial name
†Hippopotamus major
Cuvier, 1824

References
  1. The Paleobiology Database H. major Page
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