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Giraffidae Gray, 1821

104891  (urn:lsid:irmng.org:taxname:104891)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Chordata (Phylum)
  4. Vertebrata (Subphylum)
  5. Tetrapoda (Superclass)
  6. Mammalia (Class)
  7. Theria (Subclass)
  8. Eutheria (Infraclass)
  9. Artiodactyla (Order)
  10. Giraffidae (Family)
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  1. Genus Afrikanokeryx Harris, Solounias & Geraads, 2010 †
  2. Genus Bohlinia Matthew, 1929 †
  3. Genus Canthumeryx Hamilton, 1973 †
  4. Genus Csakvarotherium Kretzoi, 1930 †
  5. Genus Georgiomeryx Paraskevaidis, 1940 †
  6. Genus Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  7. Genus Honanotherium Bohlin, 1927 †
  8. Genus Injanatherium Heintz, Brunei & Sen, 1981 †
  9. Genus Mitilanotherium Samson & Radulesco, 1966 †
  10. Genus Okapia Lankester, 1901
  11. Genus Palaeogiraffa de Bonis & Bouvrain, 2003 †
  12. Genus Praepalaeotragus Godina, Vislobokova & Abdrachmanova, 1993 †
  13. Genus Propalaeomeryx Lydekker, 1883 †
  14. Genus Samotherium Major, 1889 †
  15. Genus Sivatherium Falconer & Cautley, 1836 †
  16. Genus Umbrotherium Abbazzi, Delfino, Gallai, Trebini & Rook, 2008 † (unaccepted > nomen nudum)
  17. Genus Cameleopardalis Bonaparte, 1831 accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  18. Genus Camelopardalis Schreber, 1784 accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  19. Genus Camelopardalus Agassiz, 1846 accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  20. Genus Girafa Pictet, 1853 † accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  21. Genus Giraffe Ward, 1883 † accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  22. Genus Hydaspitherium Lydekker, 1878 † (Misspelling)
  23. Genus Hydraspotherium Beddard in Harmer & Shipley, 1902 † (Misspelling)
  24. Genus Ocapia Johnston, 1901 accepted as Okapia Lankester, 1901
  25. Genus Orasius Oken, 1816 accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  26. Genus Palaeotragoceros Lydekker in Flower & Lydekker, 1891 † (Misspelling)
  27. Genus Trachelotherium Gistl, 1848 accepted as Giraffa Brisson, 1762
  28. Genus Bramatherium Falconer, 1845 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  29. Genus Giraffidarum † (uncertain, unassessed)
  30. Genus Giraffokeryx Pilgrim, 1910 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  31. Genus Helladotherium Gaudry, 1860 (uncertain, unassessed)
  32. Genus Hydaspidotherium Lydekker, 1876 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  33. Genus Indratherium Pilgrim, 1910 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  34. Genus Libytherium Pomel, 1892 (uncertain, unassessed)
  35. Genus Macedonitherium Sickenberg, 1967 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  36. Genus Palaeotragus Gaudry, 1861 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  37. Genus Progiraffa Pilgrim, 1908 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  38. Genus Vishnutherium Lyddeker, 1876 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  39. Genus Zarafa Hamilton, 1973 † (uncertain, unassessed)
  40. Genus Achtiaria Borissiak, 1914 † accepted as Palaeotragus Gaudry, 1861 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  41. Genus Alcicephalus Rodler & Wiethofer, 1890 † accepted as Samotherium Major, 1889 † (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
  42. Genus Ua Solounias, Smith & Rios Ibàñez, 2022 † (accepted > junior homonym)
marine, brackish
recent + fossil
Not documented
IRMNG (2021). Giraffidae Gray, 1821. Accessed at: https://www.irmng.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=104891 on 2024-04-19
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2006-09-19 22:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony
2011-12-31 23:00:00Z
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Rees, Tony

basis of record Parker, S.P. (ed). (1982). Synopsis and Classification of Living Organisms. McGraw-Hill, New York. 2 volumes.  [details]   

taxonomy source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.  [details]   

current name source Ruggiero, M. A. (2014). Families of All Living Organisms, Version 2.0.a.15, (4/26/14). Expert Solutions International, LLC, Reston, VA. 420 pp.  [details]   

extant flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   

habitat flag source Benton, M.J. (ed). (1993). The Fossil Record 2. Chapman & Hall, London, 845 pp.  [details]   
From other sources
Classification Eukaryota (Superkingdom) > Animalia (Kingdom) > Eumetazoa (Subkingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Vertebrata (Subphylum) > Mammalia (Class) > Theria (Subclass) > Eutheria (Infraclass) > Artiodactyla (Order) > Ruminantia (Suborder) > Pecora (Infraorder) > Giraffidae (Family) [details]

Descriptive info Benton, 1993 habitat flag(s): T; stratigraphic range: Miocene (Lower Miocene)-Holocene (?Recent) [details]
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