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Helladotherium

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Helladotherium
Temporal range: Miocene
Skeleton of Helladotherium
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Helladotherium
Species

H. duvernoyi

Helladotherium is an extinct genus of Sivatherine Giraffid from Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene. The most complete skeleton is that of a female, based on a comparison with an intact female Sivatherium giganteum skull.

References

  • The Evolution of Artiodactyls by Donald R. Prothero and Scott E. Foss
  • Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
  • Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell

See also