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Giraffokeryx primaevus

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Palaeotragus primaevus was named by Churcher (1970).

It was recombined as Giraffokeryx primaevus by Harris et al. (2010).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1970Palaeotragus primaevus Churcher
1978Palaeotragus primaevus Hamilton p. 185
2003Palaeotragus primaevus Mitchell and Skinner p. 58
2010Giraffokeryx primaevus Harris et al. p. 803

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyGiraffidae
subfamilyGiraffokerycinaeSolounias 2007
genusGiraffokeryxPilgrim 1910
speciesprimaevus(Churcher 1970)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Giraffokeryx primaevus Churcher 1970
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available