Biology:Palaeogiraffa

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Palaeogiraffa Temporal range: Late Miocene Tortonian to Messinian, 9.7–8.7 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
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.

External links

• Paleogiraffa at the Paleobiology Database

Wikidata ☰ Q7126417 entry