Giraffoidea

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Giraffoidea Temporal range: Early Miocene–Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstruction of Sivatherium
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Clade:	Giraffomorpha
Superfamily:	Giraffoidea Gray, 1821
Families
†Climacoceratidae †Prolibytheriidae Giraffidae

Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families Climacoceratidae, Prolibytheriidae, and Giraffidae. The only extant members in the superfamily are the giraffes and okapi. The Climacoceratidae are also placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae.

• Superfamily Giraffoidea
  • Family † Climacoceratidae
    • †Climacoceras
    • †Orangemeryx
    • †Propalaeoryx
    • †Nyanzameryx
    • †Sperrgebietomeryx
  • Family † Prolibytheriidae
    • †Discokeryx
    • †Prolibytherium
    • †Tsaidamotherium?
  • Family Giraffidae
    • †Canthumeryx
    • †Georgiomeryx
    • †Shansitherium
    • Subfamily Sivatheriinae
      • †Bramatherium
      • †Decennatherium
      • †Helladotherium
      • †Sivatherium
    • Subfamily Giraffinae
      • Tribe Giraffini
        • †Bohlinia
        • Giraffa
        • †Honanotherium
        • †Mitilanotherium
      • Tribe Palaeotragini
        • Subtribe Palaeotragina
          • †Giraffokeryx
          • †Palaeotragus
          • †Samotherium
        • Subtribe Okapiina
          • Okapia

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