- be
applied to
hippopotamids in general,
although it is most
frequently used for the
common hippo and its
respective genus.
Hippopotamids are
large mammals...
- This is a list of
individually notable hippopotamids, a
taxonomic family containing two
extant species: the
common hippopotamus and the
pygmy hippopotamus...
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terrestrial even-toed ungulates, the
closest living relatives of the
hippopotamids are
cetaceans (whales, dolphins, porpoises, etc.), from
which they diverged...
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comparatively small and thin heads.
Hippopotamids are
deeply nested within the
family Anthracotheriidae. The
oldest known hippopotamid is the
genus Kenyapotamus...
-
contains all
living cetaceans (whales, dolphins, and porpoises) and the
hippopotamids. This
makes it a
crown group.
Whippomorpha is a
suborder within the...
- List of
individual dogs List of longest-living dogs List of
individual hippopotamids List of
individual monkeys List of
individual pigs List of
wolves List...
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hippopotamus dates back only to the
Miocene (15
million years ago). The
hippopotamids are
descended from the anthracotheres, a
family of
semiaquatic and terrestrial...
- longest-living dogs List of
individual elephants List of
individual hippopotamids List of
historical horses List of
individual monkeys List of individual...
- (2010). "Early
Miocene hippopotamids (Cetartiodactyla)
constrain the
phylogenetic and
spatiotemporal settings of
hippopotamid origin".
Proceedings of...
- Oligocene. The
closest living relatives of the
Elomeryx are said suids, and
hippopotamids (hippopotami and cetaceans).
Elomeryx was
about 1.5
metres (4.9 ft)...
