Giraffoidea

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Giraffoidea
Temporal range: Early Miocene–Holocene
MEPAN Sivatherium.jpg
Reconstruction of Sivatherium
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Infraorder: Pecora
Superfamily: Giraffoidea
Families

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

Classification

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