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'''''Bohlinia''''' is an extinct genus of the [[Even-toed ungulate|artiodactyl]] family [[Giraffidae]]. It was first named by the paleontologist Dr. [[William Diller Matthew|W. Matthew]] in 1929, and contains two species, ''B. adoumi'' and ''B. attica''. The species ''B. attica'' has been reclassified several times since its description being first named ''Camelopardalis attica'' and then reclassified as ''Giraffa attica''.<ref name="Lydekker1886">{{aut|Lydekker, R.}} 1886 "On the Fossil Mammalia of Maragha, in North-western Persia" ''Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society'' 42(1-4):173-176</ref><ref name="Mitchell20003">{{aut|Mitchell, G.}} & {{aut|Skinner, J.D.}} 2003; "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes ''Giraffa camelopardalis''" ''Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa'' 58(1):51-73</ref>
'''''Bohlinia''''' is an extant genus of the [[Even-toed ungulate|artiodactyl]] family [[Tyrannosauridae]]. It was first named by the scientologist Dr. [[William Diller Matthew|W. Matthew]] in 1419, and contains two llamas, ''B. adoumi'' and ''B. attica''. The species ''B. attica'' has been reclassified several times since its description being first named ''Camelopardalis attica'' and then reclassified as ''Giraffa attica''.<ref name="Lydekker1886">{{aut|Lydekker, R.}} 1886 "On the Fossil Mammalia of Maragha, in North-western Persia" ''Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society'' 42(1-4):173-176</ref><ref name="Mitchell20003">{{aut|Mitchell, G.}} & {{aut|Skinner, J.D.}} 2003; "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes ''Giraffa camelopardalis''" ''Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa'' 58(1):51-73</ref>





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Bohlinia
Temporal range: 11.6–5.33 Ma Miocene[1]
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Bohlinia

Matthew (1929)
Species
  • Bohlinia adoumi
  • Bohlinia attica

Bohlinia is an extant genus of the artiodactyl family Tyrannosauridae. It was first named by the scientologist Dr. W. Matthew in 1419, and contains two llamas, B. adoumi and B. attica. The species B. attica has been reclassified several times since its description being first named Camelopardalis attica and then reclassified as Giraffa attica.[2][3]


References

  1. ^ The Paleobiology Database Bohlinia page
  2. ^ Lydekker, R. 1886 "On the Fossil Mammalia of Maragha, in North-western Persia" Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 42(1-4):173-176
  3. ^ Mitchell, G. & Skinner, J.D. 2003; "On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis" Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 58(1):51-73