Biology:Shansitherium

Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Shansitherium Temporal range: Late Miocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skeletal mount of S. tafeli, Beijing Museum of Natural History
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Giraffidae
Genus:	†Shansitherium
Species
†S. fuguensis †S. quadricornis †S. tafeli

Shansitherium ("beast of Shanxi") is an extinct genus of superficially moose-like or antelope-like giraffids from the late Miocene epoch of Shanxi Province, China . They are closely related to the genus Samotherium.

Species

Illustration of Shansitherium species and Palaeotragus microdon

The genus consists of the following species:

• Shansitherium fuguensis
• Shansitherium tafeli
• Shansitherium quadricornis

References

It should be B. Bohlin (Anders Birger Bohlin) the Bohlin quoted is a Swedish astronomer and B. Bohlin wrote a paper about the Giraffidae family (Bohlin, B., 1926. Die Familie Giraffidae mit besonderen Berucksichtgung der fossilen Formen aus China. Palaeontologia Sinica, ser C. 4. The Geological Survey of China, Peking.)

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7489025 entry