On the origin, evolution and phylogeny of giraffes Giraffa camelopardalis

G. Mitchell, and J. D. Skinner

2003

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Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa 58(1):51-73

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Bohlinia attica
• Georgiomeryx
• Giraffa priscilla
• Giraffa punjabiensis
• Giraffa pygmaea
• Giraffa sivalensis
• Giraffa stillei
• Samotherium africanus
• Samotherium boissieri
• Samotherium neumayri
• Samotherium tafeli

Taxonomy:

• Giraffa priscilla belongs to Giraffa - Pilgrim (1911)
• Giraffa punjabiensis belongs to Giraffa - Pilgrim (1911)
• Samotherium tafeli belongs to Samotherium - Kilgus (1922)
• Giraffa stillei belongs to Giraffa - Arambourg (1947)
• Samotherium africanus belongs to Samotherium - Churcher (1970)
• Giraffa pygmaea belongs to Giraffa - Harris (1976)
• Georgiomeryx belongs to Canthumerycidae - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Palaeotragus belongs to Palaeotraginae - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Samotherium belongs to Palaeotraginae - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Injanatherium belongs to Canthumerycidae - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Samotherium boissieri belongs to Samotherium - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Canthumeryx sirtensis belongs to Canthumeryx - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Samotherium neumayri belongs to Samotherium - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Bohlinia attica belongs to Bohlinia - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Canthumeryx belongs to Canthumerycidae - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Canthumerycidae belongs to Giraffoidea - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Giraffa sivalensis belongs to Giraffa - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Climacoceras belongs to Climacoceratidae - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)
• Climacoceratidae belongs to Giraffoidea - Mitchell and Skinner (2003)