Bramiscus Ríos et al. 2024 (giraffe)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae

Full reference: M. Ríos, S. G. Abbas, M. A. Kahn and N. Solounias. 2024. A new giraffid Bramiscus micros nov. gen. nov. sp. (Ruminantia, Giraffidae) from the Miocene of northern Pakistan. Paleontologia electronica 27(2.a29):1-21

Parent taxon: Giraffidae according to M. Ríos et al. 2024

Sister taxa: Alcicephalus, Birgerbohlinia, Bohlinia, Bohlininae, Canthumerycinae, Decennatherium, Georgiomeryx, Giraffinae, Giraffini, Giraffokerycinae, Helladotherium, Honanotherium, Okapiinae, Okapini, Palaeogiraffa, Palaeotragini, Palaeotragus, Progiraffa, Propalaeomeryx, Schansitherium, Sivatheriinae, Sivatheriini, Umbrotherium, Vishnutherium

Subtaxa: Bramiscus micros

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Type: Bramiscus micros

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: found only at Dhok Bun Ameer Khatoon (Miocene of Pakistan)

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