Hippopotamus gorgops

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iHippopotamus gorgops
Fossil range: Late Miocene to Holocene
Conservation status
Extinct (fossil)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hippopotamus
Species: H. gorgops
Binomial name
Hippopotamus gorgops
Dietrich, 1928

Hippopotamus gorgops is an extinct species of hippopotamus.

With a length of 4.30 m (14 ft) and a shoulder height of 2.10 m (7 ft) H. gorgops was much larger than its living relative, H. amphibius. Another feature setting it apart from H. amphibius were its eyes. Modern hippos have eyes placed high on the skull, but H. gorgops took things a step further and had what could be described as short eye stalks, making it even easier for the creature to see its surroundings while (almost) fully under water.


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