It had been suspected by researchers for a long time that hippos came from a family of plant-eating, semi-aquatic mammals called anthracotheres. They had no proof for the fossils found as the ancient fossils only dated back 15 million years.
They found fossil, a jaw that they thought might be from an anthracotheres mammal. They were curious of what they found. The patterns of the molar teeth were unique just like to our fingerprints. For these it made it easy or paleontologist to link it to the modern day animals just like the hippopotamus. It weighed about 220 pounds just like the ancient whales. The following animals like the lions, giraffes, antelopes and zebra’s arrived in Africa in the modern time but they were finding fossils of hippos in Africa at present time. By Maira
They found fossil, a jaw that they thought might be from an anthracotheres mammal. They were curious of what they found. The patterns of the molar teeth were unique just like to our fingerprints. For these it made it easy or paleontologist to link it to the modern day animals just like the hippopotamus. It weighed about 220 pounds just like the ancient whales. The following animals like the lions, giraffes, antelopes and zebra’s arrived in Africa in the modern time but they were finding fossils of hippos in Africa at present time. By Maira
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