Hippo history extracted from fossil teeth found in Kenya

Ancestor’s dentition reveals mammoth mammal’s African origins

Fossilized teeth

TOOTHY TALES  Fossilized teeth from the newly identified Epirigenys lokonensis suggest that living hippos evolved from the first wave of large terrestrial mammals to invade Africa.

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Fossil teeth recently found in Kenya may help fill in some of the holes in the history of hippopotamuses.