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GENUS
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FECB3F40A994FA99" box="[347,492,1382,1406]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">CHOEROPSIS</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FF1E3FA9A974FA41" box="[142,268,1423,1444]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Description</emphasis>
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FF1E3F8BA90CFA27" box="[142,372,1453,1474]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Emended diagnosis:</emphasis>
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Small-sized genus, distinct from all the other known
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by its downwardly bent nasal anterior apex, which clearly passes the premaxillae-nasal contact anteriorly; orbits clearly below the cranial roof; strong posterior nasal spine of the palatine; large and elongated tympanic bulla, which is apically rounded and without marked muscular process; presence of a lateral notch on the basilar part of the basi-occipital, immediately posterior to the muscular tubercles; down-turned sagittal crest.
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FF493CC6A92DF910" box="[217,341,1760,1781]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Choeropsis</emphasis>
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shares many characters with the most primitive
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: weak extension of the canine processes (both lower and upper); facial crest regularly convex in ventral view, gradually sloping from the zygomatic arch toward the maxilla; slen- der zygomatic arch in ventral view; lachrymal separated from the nasal by a long maxillary process of the frontal; orbit anterior to the level of contact between M/2-M/3 seen in lateral view; weak supraorbital apophyses; braincase elongated and transversally rounded.
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FC413B7BAC35FE97" box="[977,1101,349,370]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Choeropsis</emphasis>
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also presents some derived features convergent on several other
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: diprotodont mandibular symphysis, short and upright; gonial angle laterally everted; P4s generally without accessory cusps.
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species:
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FC543820ACBCFDFE" box="[964,1220,518,539]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Choeropsis liberiensis</emphasis>
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(
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)
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, extant, same diagnosis as for the genus.
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FCB63875AC2BFD8D" box="[806,1107,595,616]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Geographical distribution:</emphasis>
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Coastal valleys and plains of the Guinean gulf (
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,
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,
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<collectingCountry id="C5FA767AFF8BFFC6FAC23854AB11FD40" name="Ivory Coast" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Ivory Coast</collectingCountry>
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,
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,
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?), Western Africa (from
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<bibRefCitation id="D97C4B1BFF8BFFC6FCB63889AB8AFD21" author="Eltringham SK" box="[806,1010,687,709]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="55 - 60" refId="ref16123" refString="Eltringham SK. 1993. The pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon Liberiensis). In: Oliver WLR, eds. Pigs, peccaries and hippos. Gland: IUCN, 55 - 60." type="book chapter" year="1993">Eltringham, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="D97C4B1BFF8BFFC6FC6D3889AC4FFD20" author="Eltringham SK" box="[1021,1079,687,709]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" refId="ref16157" refString="Eltringham SK. 1999. The hippos. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press." type="book" year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
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).
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<bibRefCitation id="D97C4B1BFF8BFFC6FBD93889AC9DFD20" author="Corbet GB" box="[1097,1253,687,709]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="387 - 394" refId="ref15668" refString="Corbet GB. 1969. The taxonomic status of the Pygmy hippopotamus, Choeropsis liberiensis, from the Niger Delta. Journal of Zoology 158: 387 - 394." type="journal article" year="1969">Corbet (1969)</bibRefCitation>
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created a subspecies,
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FC1838E8AC02FD07" box="[904,1146,717,739]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">C. liberiensis heslopi</emphasis>
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, for the delta of
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<collectingCountry id="C5FA767AFF8BFFC6FADD38EBADF5FD06" box="[1357,1421,717,739]" name="Niger" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Niger</collectingCountry>
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populations.
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FCB6393CAC50FCCA" box="[806,1064,794,815]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Temporal distribution:</emphasis>
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Genus exclusively known in the present, with only one species classified vulnerable by the IUCN (
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<bibRefCitation id="D97C4B1BFF8BFFC6FC663971ACBBFC89" author="Eltringham SK" box="[1014,1219,855,877]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" pagination="55 - 60" refId="ref16123" refString="Eltringham SK. 1993. The pygmy hippopotamus (Hexaprotodon Liberiensis). In: Oliver WLR, eds. Pigs, peccaries and hippos. Gland: IUCN, 55 - 60." type="book chapter" year="1993">Eltringham, 1993</bibRefCitation>
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,
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<bibRefCitation id="D97C4B1BFF8BFFC6FB403971AD71FC88" author="Eltringham SK" box="[1232,1289,855,877]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15" refId="ref16157" refString="Eltringham SK. 1999. The hippos. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press." type="book" year="1999">1999</bibRefCitation>
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); the oriental subspecies may be already extinct.
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8BFFC6FCB639E5ABE5FC3D" box="[806,925,963,984]" italics="true" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Discussion</emphasis>
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<paragraph id="BD5236EAFF8BFFC6FCB639C7ACE3F932" blockId="14.[806,1422,963,1905]" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">
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The extant Liberian hippo shows a mosaic of characters. First, almost all of its cranial character states appear plesiomorphic in the parsimony analysis, except for characters 8 and 12 (large orbit size, state 1; sagittal crest slope, state 3). Second, the mandible and the dentition display some very derived features, also found in some other hippopotamids (convergences). The symphysis is very inclined (character 18, state 1), the gonial angles are divergent (character 25, state 1), the reduced number of incisors (characters 26 and 31, respectively, states 1 and 2), the P4s are simple (characters 30 and 36, states 1). The overall morphology of the mandible is, similarly, both derived and primitive, the symphysis being short but without strong canine processes. Finally, this species has some autapomorphies (noted ‘A’ on
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<figureCitation id="25D62A6FFF8BFFC6FC683F8BAC45FA27" box="[1016,1085,1453,1475]" captionStart="Figure 2" captionStartId="4.[142,220,1796,1815]" captionTargetBox="[621,901,1064,1740]" captionTargetId="graphics-538@4.[676,903,1063,1740]" captionTargetPageId="4" captionText="Figure 2. Cranial character states. A, ventral view of a Hippopotamus amphibius skull. B, ventral view of a Hexaprotodon liberiensis skull. C, Schematic view of Hex. harvardi tympanic bulla area. D, Schematic view of A. ulnifer glenoid articular area. E, Three dorsal views of different bone contacts in the lachrymal area (from bottom to top: in Hex. harvardi, in Hex. protamphibius, in Hip. amphibius). A1 and A2 are Hex. liberiensis autapomorphies (see text)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5431836" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5431836/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">Figs 2</figureCitation>
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and
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<figureCitation id="25D62A6FFF8BFFC6FBE53F8BACFBFA26" box="[1141,1155,1453,1475]" captionStart="Figure 3" captionStartId="5.[155,233,1248,1267]" captionTargetBox="[387,780,781,1214]" captionTargetPageId="5" captionText="Figure 3. Cranial character states. A, lateral view of a Hexaprotodon liberiensis skull. B, Lateral view of a Hippopotamus amphibius skull. C, lateral view of a Hex. mingoz skull. D, three dorsal views of the braincase (from bottom to top: in Hex. harvardi, in Hex. mingoz, in Hip. amphibius). E, four schematic anterior views of the left orbit (from right to left: in Hex. protamphibius, in Hex. harvardi, in Hip. gorgops, in Hex. sivalensis)." figureDoi="http://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.5431838" httpUri="https://zenodo.org/record/5431838/files/figure.png" pageId="14" pageNumber="15">3</figureCitation>
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): the anterior morphology of the nasal (A3), the presence of a notch on the basilar part of the basi-occipital (A2), the developed posterior nasal spine of the palatine (A1). These noninformative characters have not been included in the cladistic analysis. A fourth autapomorphy, the downturned sagittal crest (character 12, state 3) is relatively frequent in the
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and is generally regarded as a plesiomorphy, reinforcing the ‘primitive aspect’ of this species.
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All these plesiomorphies, autapomorphies and convergences show that this species probably issued from a lineage distinct from all the other hippopotamids a considerably long time ago. If the Pliocene Chadian hippos are the closest relatives, their respective histo- ries diverged for more than 5.0 Myr. The evolution of this species, having resulted in an overall unique morphology within this family, justifies its distinctness at the generic level, as recommended in
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<bibRefCitation id="D97C4B1BFF8AFFC7FDD63B06AA87FED3" author="Harrison T" box="[582,767,288,310]" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" pagination="137 - 190" refId="ref17070" refString="Harrison T. 1997. The anatomy, paleobiology, and phylogenetic relationships of the Hippopotamidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the Manonga Valley, Tanzania. In: Harrison T, ed. Neogene paleontology of the Manonga Valley, Tanzania. New York: Plenum Press, 137 - 190." type="book chapter" year="1997">Harrison (1997)</bibRefCitation>
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. Hence, I propose to maintain this species within the genus initially created for it:
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<taxonomicName id="7AED4D69FF8AFFC7FE7D3B7BAA11FE97" authorityName="LEIDY" authorityYear="1853" box="[493,617,349,370]" class="Mammalia" family="Hippopotamidae" genus="Choeropsis" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Artiodactyla" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8AFFC7FE7D3B7BAA11FE97" box="[493,617,349,370]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Choeropsis</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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.
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</paragraph>
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8AFFC7FF0B3BADA97EFE45" box="[155,262,395,416]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Remarks:</emphasis>
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The position of the Liberian hippo with
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8AFFC7FF0B3B8CA959FE5A" box="[155,289,426,447]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Saotherium</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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within the sister group of all other hippopotamids, except
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<taxonomicName id="7AED4D69FF8AFFC7FEF73BEFAA77FE3B" authorityName="Pickford" authorityYear="1983" box="[359,527,457,478]" class="Mammalia" family="Hippopotamidae" genus="Kenyapotamus" higherTaxonomySource="GBIF" kingdom="Animalia" order="Artiodactyla" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="genus">
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8AFFC7FEF73BEFAA77FE3B" box="[359,527,457,478]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Kenyapotamus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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, calls for some comments on ecology. This hippo is frequently mentioned as more terrestrial than the other modern species,
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<taxonomicName id="7AED4D69FF8AFFC7FF0B3803A933FDDF" authorityName="Linnaeus" authorityYear="1758" box="[155,331,549,570]" class="Mammalia" family="Hippopotamidae" genus="Hippopotamus" kingdom="Animalia" order="Artiodactyla" pageId="15" pageNumber="16" phylum="Chordata" rank="species" species="amphibius">
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8AFFC7FF0B3803A933FDDF" box="[155,331,549,570]" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Hip. amphibius</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. However, it presents several physiological characters that are related to a semiaquatic way of life: peculiar skin without sweat glands and retaining few hairs, strong muscular valves to obstruct the ears and nostrils underwater. These characters are shared with the common hippo. Hence, they could have been present in the common ancestor of those animals, which, according to the phylogenetic hypothesis proposed here, is the ancestor of all hippos except
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<emphasis id="8F99EAF8FF8AFFC7FD5E393DA96FFCAB" italics="true" pageId="15" pageNumber="16">Kenyapotamus</emphasis>
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</taxonomicName>
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. This would slightly reinforce the idea that aquatic behaviour in whales and hippos could be inherited from a common ancestor. This would also preclude characterizing the semiaquatic habits of fossil species only on the basis of elevated orbits.
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