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Giraffokerycinae

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Giraffokerycinae was named by Solounias (2007).

It was assigned to Giraffidae by Harris et al. (2010).

Subtaxa
Giraffokeryx

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2007Giraffokerycinae Solounias p. 802
2010Giraffokerycinae Harris et al. p. 803

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
subfamilyGiraffokerycinaeSolounias 2007
subfamilyGiraffokerycinaeSolounias 2007

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.

Subfm. †Giraffokerycinae Solounias 2007
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G. †Giraffokeryx Pilgrim 1910
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†Giraffokeryx primaevus Churcher 1970
†Giraffokeryx punjabiensis Pilgrima 1910
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:58
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Burdigalian to the top of the Tortonian or 20.44000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Burdigalian20.44 - 15.97Kenya (Northern Frontier District) Palaeotragus primaevus (122454)
MN 5 - MN 615.97 - 12.75Bosnia and Herzegovina Giraffokeryx sp. (198251)
Astaracian15.97 - 11.608Serbia and Montenegro (Toplica) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (236048)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Pakistan Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (200049)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Jammu and Kashmir) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (11797)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Pakistan (Chakwal) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (225195)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Pakistan (Punjab) Giraffokeryx punjabensis (13472)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Nepal Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (48680)
Middle Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Pakistan (Minanwali) Giraffokeryx sp., Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (13489)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Kenya (Central Nyanza) Palaeotragus primaevus (21340)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Pakistan (Sind) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (71440 71448 71450)
MN 613.65 - 12.75Russian Federation (Stavropol) Giraffokeryx sp. (56738)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (13473)