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Giraffa jumae

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Giraffa jumae was named by Leakey (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. gracilis, G. gracillis, G. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Giraffa jumae Leakey
2003Giraffa jumae Mitchell and Skinner p. 63
2004Giraffa jumae Geraads et al. p. 184
2010Giraffa jumae Harris et al. p. 806

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
tribeGiraffini
genusGiraffa
speciesjumaeLeakey 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Giraffa jumae Leakey 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available