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Giraffoidea (disused)
Taxonomy
Giraffoidea was named by Gray (1821). It is extant.
It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Hamilton (1978); and to Ruminantia by Anyonge (1991), Morales et al. (1999).
It was assigned to Artiodactyla by Hamilton (1978); and to Ruminantia by Anyonge (1991), Morales et al. (1999).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1821 | Giraffoidea Gray |
| 1978 | Giraffoidea Hamilton p. 168 |
| 1991 | Giraffoidea Anyonge p. 385 |
| 1999 | Giraffoidea Morales et al. p. 232 |
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Superfm. Giraffoidea Gray 1821
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available