†Palaeotragus inexspectatus Samson and Radulesco 1966 (giraffe)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Alternative combination: Mitilanotherium inexspectatum
Belongs to Palaeotragus according to A. Athanassiou 2014
See also van der Made and Morales 2011
Sister taxa: Palaeotragus coelophrys, Palaeotragus germaini, Palaeotragus lavocati, Palaeotragus microdon, Palaeotragus quadricornis, Palaeotragus robinsoni, Palaeotragus rouenii
Ecology: ground dwelling browser-grazer
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Romania (1 collection)
• Villafranchian of Greece (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Spain (1)
• Pliocene of Romania (1)
Total: 4 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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