FOSSIL HIPPOPOTAMUS TUSK - up to 2 million years old - Java, Indonesia
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Hippopotamus sivajavanicus
Up to 2 million years old (Lower Pleistocene epoch)
Solo River, Java, Indonesia
A splendid hippo tusk from a classic fossil site in Indonesia.
This extinct species of hippo is also known as Hexaprotodon. The Asian members of this genus ranged from the Indian subcontinent to Southeast Asia, and are thought to have had an aquatic lifestyle similar to that of the living hippopotamus.
Click on a picture for a larger imageSize: approx. 12.5 centimetres long
Weight: 235 grams
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