Giraffoidea

Giraffoidea; Temporal range:
	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.

Classification

Superfamily Giraffoidea
- Family † Climacoceratidae
  - †Climacoceras
  - †Orangemeryx
  - †Prolibytherium
  - †Propalaeoryx
  - †Nyanzameryx
  - †Sperrgebietomeryx
- 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

References

http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Artiodactyla/Antilocapridae.html

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