Bohlinia adoumi Likius et al. 2007 (giraffe)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae

Full reference: A. Likius, P. Vignaud, and M. Brunet. 2007. Une nouvelle espèce du genre Bohlinia (Mammalia, Giraffidae) du Miocène supérieur de Toros-Menalla, Tchad. Comptes Rendus Palevol 6:211-220

Belongs to Bohlinia according to A. Likius et al. 2007

Sister taxon: Bohlinia attica

Type specimen: TM242.01.01, a partial skull (posterior part skull, ossicone and toothless mandible of one individual). Its type locality is Toros-Menalla (TM 242), which is in a Messinian lacustrine sandstone in Chad.

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Toros-Menalla (TM 242)

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