Biology:Giraffa sivalensis
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Short description: Extinct species of mammal
| Giraffa sivalensis Temporal range: Pliocene to early Pleistocene
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | Giraffa |
| Species: | †G. sivalensis
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| †Giraffa sivalensis Falconer & Cautley, 1843
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Giraffa sivalensis is an extinct species of giraffe occurring in Asia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. Almost perfectly preserved cervical vertebrae have been found, as well as humeri, radii, metacarpals and teeth. The size of G. sivalensis was proposed to be approximately 400 kg, and the neck length was about 147 to 390 cm according to proposals in 2015.
References
- On reconstructing Giraffa sivalensis, an extinct giraffid from the Siwalik Hills, India, PeerJ.com (2015)
Wikidata ☰ Q30715965 entry
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