Hippopotamus major
| Hippopotamus major Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene [1]
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| Fossil Hippopotamus major skull | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Hippopotamidae |
| Genus: | Hippopotamus |
| Species: | †H. major
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| Binomial name | |
| †Hippopotamus major Cuvier, 1824
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Hippopotamus major or the giant European hippo is an extinct species of hippopotamus found in Pleistocene fossil sites in Europe and Great Britain.[1] With an estimated mass of 4000 kg (8,800 lb) or more, H. major was on average larger than the modern Hippopotamus amphibius.[citation needed]
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