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] Like many megafauna that inhabited the northern parts of the world during the Pleistocene ice age, Hippopotamus major was probably more hairy than its modern African and southern Asian relatives. 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 PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ 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