Palaeogiraffa
| Palaeogiraffa Temporal range: Late Miocene Tortonian to Messinian, 9.7–8.7 Ma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeogiraffa |
Palaeogiraffa is an extinct genus of giraffidae. It was first named by Bonis and Bouvrain in 2003, and contains one species, P. major. It has only been found at a fossil site in Yulafli, in Turkey.[1]
References
- ↑ "Fossilworks: Palaeogiraffa". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
External links
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