Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Full reference: C. Arambourg. 1979. Vertébrés villafranchiens d’Afrique du Nord (Artiodactyles, Carnivores, Primates, Reptiles, Oiseaux). 1-141
Belongs to Giraffa according to C. Arambourg 1979
See also Harris et al. 2010
Sister taxa: Giraffa camelopardalis, Giraffa jumae, Giraffa priscilla, Giraffa punjabiensis, Giraffa pygmaea, Giraffa sivalensis, Giraffa stillei, Camelopardalis sivalensis, Camelopardalis microdon
Type specimen: No. 1938-10:36, a tooth (m2). Its type locality is Aïn Hanech, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Algeria.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Algeria (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
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