Archaeopotamus

Scientific name: Archaeopotamus qeshta

Officially approvedEntity code: ENT-0038

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জীবাশ্ম জলহস্তী
Fossiles Flusspferd
Hipopótamo fósil
اسب آبی فسیلی
Hippopotame fossile
जीवाश्म दरियाई घोड़ा
Kuda nil fosil
Badak air fosil
Hipopótamo fóssil
Ископаемый бегемот
Fosil su aygırı
فوسل دریائی گھوڑا
化石河马

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1Boisserie et al. 2017 — A new species of hippopotamine from the late Miocene Baynunah FormationSRC-097
2Markowska et al. 2025 — Recurrent humid phases in Arabia over the past 8 million yearsSRC-270
3Paleobiology Database — Archaeopotamus Boisserie 2005SRC-230

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Approved version OWNER-REVIEW-20261022T135846937 · last approved 22 October 2026

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Archaeopotamus

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Archaeopotamus qeshta is an extinct hippopotamus (family Hippopotamidae, subfamily Hippopotaminae) described in 2017 from the Baynunah Formation of Abu Dhabi.

SRC-230 · SRC-097

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3Paleobiology Database — Archaeopotamus Boisserie 2005SRC-230
1Boisserie et al. 2017 — A new species of hippopotamine from the late Miocene Baynunah FormationSRC-097

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