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Giraffokeryx punjabiensis

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Giraffokeryx punjabiensis was named by Pilgrima (1910).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1910Giraffokeryx punjabiensis Pilgrim
1910Giraffokeryx punjabiensis Pilgrima
1978Giraffokeryx punjabiensis Hamilton p. 199
2010Giraffokeryx punjabiensis Kahn et al. p. 121

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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
classMammalia
RankNameAuthor
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyGiraffidae
subfamilyGiraffokerycinaeSolounias 2007
genusGiraffokeryxPilgrim 1910
speciespunjabiensisPilgrima 1910

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.

Giraffokeryx punjabiensis Pilgrima 1910
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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 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: base of the Serravallian to the top of the Tortonian or 13.82000 to 7.24600 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608Nepal Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (48680)
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 Miocene - Tortonian15.97 - 7.246Pakistan (Minanwali) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (13489)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Pakistan (Sind) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (71440 71448 71450)
Late/Upper Miocene11.608 - 5.333Pakistan (Punjab) Giraffokeryx punjabiensis (13473)