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Progiraffa

Osteichthyes - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Progiraffa was named by Pilgrim (1908). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Giraffidae by Carroll (1988).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1908Progiraffa Pilgrim
1988Progiraffa Carroll

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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
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
genusProgiraffaPilgrim 1908

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.

G. †Progiraffa Pilgrim 1908
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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: 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: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.63000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. exigua (180608)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.45 - 11.63Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. exigua (180613 180616 180618 180624 180626 180627 180628 180629 180630)
MN 416.9 - 15.98Pakistan (Balochistan) P. exigua (69540)
Langhian15.98 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) P. exigua (71444)
Middle Miocene15.98 - 11.63India (Jammu and Kashmir) P. sp. (11797)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.63Pakistan (Sind) P. exigua (71449 71450)