Biology:Palaeogiraffa

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Short description: Extinct genus of mammals

Palaeogiraffa
Temporal range: Late Miocene Tortonian to Messinian, 9.7–8.7 Ma
Scientific classification e
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.[1]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q7126417 entry