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Giraffa stillei

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Giraffa stillei was named by Arambourg (1947).

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1947Giraffa stillei Arambourg
2003Giraffa stillei Mitchell and Skinner p. 63
2010Giraffa stillei Harris et al. p. 807

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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
tribeGiraffini
genusGiraffa
speciesstilleiArambourg 1947

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 stillei Arambourg 1947
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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, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Hendy et al. 2009

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

Collections (61 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Giraffa stillei (22160)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Giraffa stillei (32050)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi Giraffa stillei (22559)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Kenya Giraffa stillei (22321)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Uganda Giraffa stillei (22261)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Tanzania Giraffa stillei (21830)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Kenya Giraffa stillei (22235 22239)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Malawi Giraffa stillei (22323)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Giraffa stillei (21459 21484 21485)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Giraffa stillei (21783 21785)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Giraffa stillei (21787 21788 21790 21792 21793 21794 21795 21796 21798 21799 21800 21801 21802 21806 21807 21808 21809 21810 21811 21812 21813 21831 21832)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Giraffa stillei (21398 21410 21457 21503)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Giraffa stillei (21804 21805 21814)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Giraffa stillei (21367 21370 21378 21396 21402 21445 21448 21454 21462 21472 21495 21496 21502 21515 21532)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Giraffa stillei (21970)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Giraffa stillei (21403)