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Progiraffa

Mammalia - 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
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
—Theriiformes()
—Trechnotheria
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
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: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the MN 4 to the top of the Serravallian or 16.90000 to 11.62000 Ma

Collections (15 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Miocene23.03 - 15.97Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. exigua (180608)
Burdigalian - Serravallian20.44 - 11.62Pakistan (Baluchistan) P. exigua (180613 180616 180618 180624 180626 180627 180628 180629 180630)
MN 416.9 - 15.97Pakistan (Balochistan) P. exigua (69540)
Langhian15.97 - 13.82Pakistan (Sind) P. exigua (71444)
Middle Miocene15.97 - 11.608India (Jammu and Kashmir) P. sp. (11797)
Serravallian13.82 - 11.62Pakistan (Sind) P. exigua (71449 71450)