Giraffoidea

Giraffoidea Temporal range: Miocene–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstruction of Sivatherium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Subphylum:	Vertebrata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Suborder:	Ruminantia
Infraorder:	Pecora
Superfamily:	Giraffoidea
Families
Climacoceratidae (Extinct) Antilocapridae Giraffidae

Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families of Climacoceratidae, Antilocapridae, and Giraffidae. The only extant species 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

• • Superfamily Giraffoidea
    • Family Climacoceratidae
      • †Climacoceras
      • †Prolibytherium
    • Family Antilocapridae
      • Antilocapra including the pronghorn, Antilocapra americana
      • †Capromeryx
      • †Ceratomeryx
      • †Cosoryx
      • †Hayoceros
      • †Hexameryx
      • †Hexobelomeryx
      • †Ilingoceros
      • †Meryceros
      • †Merycodus
      • †Osbornoceros
      • †Ottoceros
      • †Paracosoryx
      • †Plioceros
      • †Proantilocapra
      • †Ramoceros
      • †Sphenophalos
      • †Stockoceros
      • †Submeryceros
      • †Tetrameryx
      • †Texoceros
    • Family Giraffidae
      • †Bohlinia
      • †Bramatherium
      • Giraffa including the Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis
      • †Giraffokeryx
      • †Helladotherium
      • †Honanotherium
      • †Mitilanotherium
      • Okapia including the Okapi, Okapia johnstoni
      • †Paleotragus
      • †Samotherium
      • †Shansitherium
      • †Sivatherium
      • (list is not complete)

References

• http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Cetartiodactyla/Antilocapridae.html