Giraffoidea
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Giraffoidea Temporal range: Miocene–Holocene |
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Reconstruction of Sivatherium | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Suborder: | Ruminantia |
Infraorder: | Pecora |
Superfamily: | Giraffoidea |
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Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families of Climacoceratidae, Antilocapridae, and Giraffidae. The only extant members in the superfamily are the pronghorn, giraffe, and okapi. The Climacoceratidae are also placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae.
Classification[edit]
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- Superfamily Giraffoidea
- Family Climacoceratidae
- Family Antilocapridae
- Antilocapra including the pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
- †Capromeryx
- †Ceratomeryx
- †Cosoryx
- †Hayoceros
- †Hexameryx
- †Hexobelomeryx
- †Ilingoceros
- †Meryceros
- †Merycodus
- †Osbornoceros
- †Ottoceros
- †Paracosoryx
- †Plioceros
- †Proantilocapra
- †Ramoceros
- †Sphenophalos
- †Stockoceros
- †Submeryceros
- †Tetrameryx
- †Texoceros
- Family Giraffidae
- †Bohlinia
- †Bramatherium
- Giraffa including the Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis
- †Giraffokeryx
- †Helladotherium
- †Honanotherium
- †Mitilanotherium
- Okapia including the Okapi, Okapia johnstoni
- †Paleotragus
- †Samotherium
- †Shansitherium
- †Sivatherium
- (list is not complete)
- Superfamily Giraffoidea