Superfamily Giraffoidea Gray 1821 (ruminant)
Parent taxon: Ruminantia according to J. Morales et al. 1999
See also Anyonge 1991 and Hamilton 1978
Sister taxa: Agriochoeridae, Amphimoschus, Andegamerycidae, Anoplotheriadae, Archaeomerycidae, Bovoidea, Delahomeryx, Hispanomerycidae, Krabitherium, Merycotherium, Mosaicomeryx, Paalitherium, Palaeohypsodontus, Pecora, Prodremotherium, Sanitherium, Thandaungia, Tragulidae, Tragulina
Subtaxa: none
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: