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Giraffa pygmaea

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Giraffa pygmaea was named by Harris (1976).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1976Giraffa pygmaea Harris
2003Giraffa pygmaea Mitchell and Skinner p. 63
2010Giraffa pygmaea Harris et al. p. 807

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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
speciespygmaeaHarris 1976

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 pygmaea Harris 1976
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:50:01
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:04:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Calabrian or 5.33300 to 0.77400 Ma

Collections (29 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Giraffa pygmaea (21510) Giraffa stillei (22234)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.58Malawi Giraffa pygmaea (22559)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Giraffa pygmaea (22323)
Zanclean - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Ethiopia Giraffa pygmaea (22197)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.58Kenya Giraffa pygmaea (21431 21484 21485)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Kenya Giraffa pygmaea (21376 21410 21457 21461 21471 21474 21504)
Gelasian2.58 - 1.8Ethiopia (Afar) Giraffa pygmaea (224655)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.58 - 0.774Kenya Giraffa pygmaea (21367 21370 21396 21402 21462 21464 21472 21498 21521)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Giraffa pygmaea (21403 21514)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania (Lake Natron Basin) Giraffa pygmaea (22552 22577)