Reinforcing the idea of an early dispersal of Hippopotamus amphibius in Europe: Restoration and multidisciplinary study of the skull from the Middle Pleistocene of …

B Mecozzi, A Iannucci, M Mancini, D Tentori… - PLoS …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
A skull of Hippopotamus recovered from the area of Tor di Quinto, within the urban area of
Rome (central Italy) is here redescribed. Despite being one of the most complete specimens …

[HTML][HTML] A review on the Pleistocene occurrences and palaeobiology of Hippopotamus antiquus based on the record from the Barranc de la Boella Section (Francolí …

D Fidalgo, A Rosas, J Madurell-Malapeira… - Quaternary Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The study of European Pleistocene Hippopotamus presents unresolved questions
and a lack of consensus among specialists being matter of hotly debate in the last decades …

[HTML][HTML] Pattern and timing of diversification of Cetartiodactyla (Mammalia, Laurasiatheria), as revealed by a comprehensive analysis of mitochondrial genomes

A Hassanin, F Delsuc, A Ropiquet, C Hammer… - Comptes rendus …, 2012 - Elsevier
The order Cetartiodactyla includes cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) that are
found in all oceans and seas, as well as in some rivers, and artiodactyls (ruminants, pigs …

The postulation of intermittent land bridges as an explanation for reiterated colonization events of Madagascar by African vertebrates: An in-depth review and novel …

D Aslanian, R Pellen, M Rabineau, M Moulin… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Madagascar's vertebrate fauna is the result of an intricate biogeographic history not
considered in the models developed to explain colonization on other islands. For 80 years …

Taxonomy, chronology, and dispersal patterns of Western European Quaternary hippopotamuses: New insight from Portuguese fossil material

R Martino, MI Ríos, O Mateus, L Pandolfi - Quaternary International, 2023 - Elsevier
The taxonomy, chronology and dispersal patterns of hippopotamuses in Western Europe are
still a matter of debate, despite the long history of researchers on these topics. In this …

[PDF][PDF] Lista actualizada y comentada de los mamíferos de Bolivia

LF Aguirre, T Tarifa, RB Wallace, N Bernal… - Ecología en …, 2019 - researchgate.net
Presentamos la actualización más completa, a la fecha, de la lista de mamíferos de Bolivia.
Incorporamos y describimos cambios taxonómicos recientes y nuevos registros para el país …

Hippos stem from the longest sequence of terrestrial cetartiodactyl evolution in Africa

F Lihoreau, JR Boisserie, FK Manthi… - Nature communications, 2015 - nature.com
According to molecular data, hippopotamuses and cetaceans form a clade excluding other
extant cetartiodactyls. Despite a wealth of spectacular specimens documenting cetacean …

Evolving between land and water: key questions on the emergence and history of the Hippopotamidae (Hippopotamoidea, Cetancodonta, Cetartiodactyla)

JR Boisserie, RE Fisher, F Lihoreau… - Biological …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The fossil record of the Hippopotamidae can shed light on three major issues in mammalian
evolution. First, as the Hippopotamidae are the extant sister group of Cetacea, gaining a …

An Early Pleistocene hippopotamus from Westbury Cave, Somerset, England: support for a previously unrecognized temperate interval in the British Quaternary …

NF Adams, I Candy, DC Schreve - Journal of Quaternary …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Although fossil assemblages from the late Early Pleistocene are very rare in Britain, the site
of Westbury Cave in Somerset, England, has the potential to address this gap. The mammal …

Early Miocene hippopotamids (Cetartiodactyla) constrain the phylogenetic and spatiotemporal settings of hippopotamid origin

M Orliac, JR Boisserie, L MacLatchy… - Proceedings of the …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
The affinities of the Hippopotamidae are at the core of the phylogeny of Cetartiodactyla
(even-toed mammals: cetaceans, ruminants, camels, suoids, and hippos). Molecular …