Researchers from the University of Western Attica successfully reconstructed the skull of the extinct dwarf hippopotamus, Hippopotamus creutzburgi, using 3D digital imaging techniques. The study ...

Using four fossil remains excavated between 1998 and 2002, Gerakakis and Prof. Makris set out to digitally reconstruct the skull of this extinct dwarf hippo species using a photogrammetry approach.

The sad history of the skull has been all but forgotten. A paper tag, brown and soft with age, gives the only clue to its story. It shares a warehouse shelf with other hippo skulls – powerful ...

The hippo skull first became part of the Leeds City Museum collection after it was transferred from Salford Museum and Art Gallery in 1982. But while preparing it for its latest display ...

They also took a hippopotamus skull. Essential as objects for study at the institution, they were original specimens that had initially been collected by a natural history dealer and taxidermist ...

Ancient Madagascan hippos have shed light on the origins of the small brain of the 1-metre-tall human, known as the hobbit. By examining the skulls of extinct Madagascan hippos, scientists ...

Scientists also debate when modern hippos first arrived, but the restoration and dating of an important hippo skull found in Rome, Italy, offers up a new answer. When Did Ancient Hippos Live? In ...

The skull of Hippopotamus amphibius of Cava Montanari. Cranium in dorsal (A), ventral (B), right lateral (C), left lateral (D) and posterior (E) views. Mandible in occlusal (F) right lateral (G ...