| Giraffoidea Temporal range: Miocene–Recent |
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| Reconstruction of Sivatherium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Subphylum: | Vertebrata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Suborder: | Ruminantia |
| Infraorder: | Pecora |
| Superfamily: | Giraffoidea |
| Families | |
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Climacoceratidae (Extinct) |
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Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families of Climacoceratidae and Giraffidae. The only extant species in the superfamily are the giraffe and okapi. The Climacoceratidae are also placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae.