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PV M 26795

Classification
Scientific name: Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
Author: Linnaeus, 1758
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Hippopotamidae
Genus: Hippopotamus
Species: amphibius
Higher classification: Animalia; Chordata; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Artiodactyla; Hippopotamidae
Location
Locality: Parish: Westminster; Nearest Named Place: foundations of Uganda House, Trafalgar Square
State province: England
Country: United Kingdom
Continent: Europe
Higher geography: Europe; United Kingdom; England; London
Decimal latitude: 51.507203
Decimal longitude: -0.128262
Verbatim latitude: 51 30 25.93 N
Verbatim longitude: 000 07 41.74 W
Geodetic datum: WGS84
Georeference protocol: Manual search
Identification
Type status: NON-TYPE
Determinations:
Names Types FiledAs
Hippopotamus amphibius Linnaeus, 1758
Specimen
Catalogue number: PV M 26795
Collection code: PAL ( Palaeontology)
Sub department: ES Mammals
Other catalog numbers: NHMUK:ecatalogue:555201
Collection kind: Mammals
Donor name: Dr Antony J. Sutcliffe
Catalogue description: Canine
Stratigraphy
Earliest eon/lowest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Latest eon/highest eonothem: Phanerozoic
Earliest era/lowest erathem: Cenozoic
Latest era/highest erathem: Cenozoic
Earliest period/lowest system: Quaternary
Earliest epoch/lowest series: Pleistocene
Lowest biostratigraphic zone: Joint Mitnor Cave mammal assemblage-zone
Chronostratigraphy: Quaternary, late Pleistocene - Cenozoic
Record
Occurrence ID: 89e724b1-2d78-4c13-8b28-9224be29e37b
Modified: 2024-06-10T15:50:26+00:00
Created: 2009-11-05T11:33:31+00:00

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Additional Information

Created 2009-11-05T11:33:31+00:00
Last updated 2024-06-10T15:50:26+00:00
Format DWC
License CC0-1.0
Dataset collection-specimens
Dataset ID 56e711e6-c847-4f99-915a-6894bb5c5dea
Resource Specimens
Resource ID 05ff2255-c38a-40c9-b657-4ccb55ab2feb