Palaeogiraffa Bonis and Bouvrain 2003 (giraffe)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae

Parent taxon: Giraffidae according to D. Geraads et al. 2005

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

Subtaxa: Palaeogiraffa macedoniae Palaeogiraffa major Palaeogiraffa pamiri

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Type: Decennatherium macedoniae

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution:

• Miocene of Greece (2 collections), Turkey (1)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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