Archaeopotamus

In Depth        Archaeopotamus is a genus of hippopotamuses that lived in Africa and the Middle East.‭ ‬Fossils of Archaeopotamus begin to appear in the late Miocene,‭ ‬making Archaeopotamus‭ ‬one of,‭ ‬perhaps even the oldest hippopotamus known. Further Reading – The Taxonomy and Nomenclature of the Hippopotamidae‭ (‬Mammalia,‭ ‬Artiodactyla‭) ‬and a Description of Two New Fossil … Read more