Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae

Synonym: Lyra Rios and Solounias 2024 [replaced name]

Full reference: M. Rios and N. Solounias. 2025. Revised nomenclature for a Miocene giraffid: Lyrakeryx sherkana nomen novum from the Siwaliks of Pakistan. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology e2477935

Parent taxon: Giraffidae according to M. Rios and N. Solounias 2025

See also Rios and Solounias 2024

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

Subtaxa: Lyrakeryx sherkana

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Type: Lyra sherkana

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Lyrakeryx in the database

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