A Fossil Discovery
by Amy
The scientists, Paleontologists, have long suspected that hippos evolved from a family of plant-eaters. They could not confirm it because the fossils of ancient hippos were found way back 15 million years ago.
Lihoreau and his research team searched for hippo fossils, they found a jaw from an anthracotheres mammal. They wanted to find additional remains belonging to the ancient mammals. Finding the teeth was so helpful because when they figured out it was an ancient animal and other remains in the same area.
The ancient hippo weigh no more than 220 pounds. The scientists believed that the animal was related to the whales. Lihoreau called the hippo the real African mammal because it was originally from Africa.
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