†Giraffa pygmaea Harris 1976 (giraffe)
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.
Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Belongs to Giraffa according to Harris 1976
See also Harris et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffa jumae, Giraffa pomeli, Giraffa priscilla, Giraffa punjabiensis, Giraffa sivalensis, Giraffa stillei, Camelopardalis sivalensis, Camelopardalis microdon
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Ethiopia (1 collection), Kenya (18), Tanzania (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of Ethiopia (1), Malawi (1)
• Pliocene of Kenya (5), Malawi (1)
Total: 29 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
Click image to enlarge. Click to access iDigBio record.