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Palaeogiraffa macedoniae

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Decennatherium macedoniae was named by Geraads (1989). It is the type species of Palaeogiraffa.

It was recombined as Palaeogiraffa macedoniae by Bonis and Bouvrain (2003) and Geraads et al. (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1989Decennatherium macedoniae Geraads
2003Palaeogiraffa macedoniae Bonis and Bouvrain
2005Palaeogiraffa macedoniae Geraads et al. p. 536

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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
genusPalaeogiraffaBonis and Bouvrain 2003
speciesmacedoniae(Geraads 1989)

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.

Palaeogiraffa macedoniae Geraads 1989
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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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: MN 10 or 9.70000 to 8.70000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Vallesian11.608 - 8.7Greece (Central Macedonia) Decennatherium macedoniae (202119)
MN 109.7 - 8.7Turkey (Thrace) Palaeogiraffa macedoniae (67661)