Extinct species of hippopotamus
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Hippopotamus behemoth is an extinct species of hippopotamus from the Early Pleistocene of the Levant. Fossils of it, and its probable ancestor, "H. gorgops", are found in the ‘Ubeidiya site in the southern Levant, dating to the Early Pleistocene, around 1.4 million years ago.
"H. behemoth" differs from "H. gorgops" in having more elongated feet, and being somewhat smaller. Some experts consider these differences to be too slight to justify separating the two species, however, while other authors have considered the species to be closer in morphology to the European species "Hippopotamus antiquus".
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