If CO2 was really the cause of warming, how do you explain hippos in the Thames 125,000 years ago?

Hippopotamus fossils have been found in the Thames and its surrounding areas in London. During the Last Interglacial period, approximately 125,000 years ago, when the climate was significantly warmer, hippopotamuses roamed the region, and their bones have been discovered at sites including Trafalgar Square and along the riverbanks.

Hippo teeth (image) and remains were uncovered during 19th-century excavations under Trafalgar Square, confirming that these animals swam in the prehistoric Thames.

Exhibitions such as 'Britain: One Million Years of the Human Story' at the Natural History Museum display hippopotamus fossils pulled from the Thames to illustrate this prehistoric era.

While modern mudlarking frequently uncovers livestock bones (cattle, sheep) from butchery waste, the ancient hippo fossils date back to the Paleolithic Age, distinct from the more recent industrial debris.

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