†Decennatherium rex Rios et al. 2017 (giraffe)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Full reference: M. Rios, I. M. Sanchez, and J. Morales. 2017. A new giraffid (Mammalia, Ruminantia, Pecora) from the late Miocene of Spain, and the evolution of the sivathere-samothere lineage. PLoS ONE 12(e0185378):1-59
Belongs to Decennatherium according to M. Rios et al. 2017
Sister taxa: Decennatherium crusafonti, Decennatherium pachecoi
Type specimen: BAT10’13.E2-69, a skull. Its type locality is Cerro de Batallones 10 (BAT10), which is in a MN 10 terrestrial horizon in Spain.
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Miocene of Spain (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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