Giraffoidea
Appearance
Giraffoidea Temporal range:
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Clade: | Giraffomorpha |
Superfamily: | Giraffoidea |
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Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families Climacoceratidae and Giraffidae. The only extant members in the superfamily are the giraffe and okapi. The Climacoceratidae are also placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae.
Classification
- Superfamily Giraffoidea
- Family † Climacoceratidae
- Genus †Climacoceras
- Genus †Orangemeryx
- Genus †Prolibytherium
- Genus †Propalaeoryx
- Genus †Nyanzameryx
- Genus †Sperrgebietomeryx
- Family Giraffidae
- Genus †Csakvarotherium
- Genus †Injanatherium
- Genus †Propalaeomeryx
- Genus †Shansitherium
- Genus †Umbrotherium
- Subfamily †Canthumerycinae
- Genus †Canthumeryx
- Genus †Georgiomeryx
- Subfamily Giraffinae
- Tribe Giraffini
- Subtribe Giraffina
- Genus Giraffa
- Subtribe †Bohlinina
- Genus †Bohlinia
- Genus †Honanotherium
- Subtribe Giraffina
- Tribe Palaeotragini
- Subtribe †Palaeotragina
- Genus †Giraffokeryx
- Genus †Palaeogiraffa
- Genus †Palaeotragus
- Genus †Samotherium
- Subtribe Okapiina
- Genus †Afrikanokeryx
- Genus Okapia
- Subtribe †Palaeotragina
- Tribe Giraffini
- Subfamily †Sivatheriinae
- Genus †Birgerbohlinia
- Genus †Bramatherium
- Genus †Decennatherium
- Genus †Helladotherium
- Genus †Sivatherium
- Genus †Vishnutherium
- Family † Climacoceratidae