Hexaprotodon sivalensis
Extinct species of hippopotamus
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Hexaprotodon sivalensis is an extinct species of hippopotamus that was from the Late Miocene to the Middle Pleistocene of the Indian Subcontinent.[1]
| Hexaprotodon sivalensis Temporal range: Latest Miocene to Pleistocene | |
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| Hexaprotodon sivalensis skull elements | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Genus: | †Hexaprotodon |
| Species: | †H. sivalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Hexaprotodon sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1836 | |