Giraffoidea
| Giraffoidea Temporal range:
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| Reconstruction of Sivatherium | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Infraorder: | Pecora |
| Superfamily: | Giraffoidea |
| Families | |
Giraffoidea is a superfamily that contains Climacoceratidae and Giraffidae. The only living members are giraffes and okapis.
Classification
- Superfamily Giraffoidea
- Family † Climacoceratidae
- †Climacoceras
- †Orangemeryx
- †Prolibytherium
- †Propalaeoryx
- †Nyanzameryx
- †Sperrgebietomeryx
- Family Giraffidae
- †Canthumeryx
- †Georgiomeryx
- †Mitilanotherium
- †Shansitherium
- Subfamily Sivatheriinae
- †Bramatherium
- †Decennatherium
- †Helladotherium
- †Sivatherium
- Subfamily Giraffinae
- Tribe Giraffini
- Subtribe Giraffina
- Giraffa
- Subtribe Bohlinina
- †Bohlinia
- †Honanotherium
- Subtribe Giraffina
- Tribe Palaeotragini
- Subtribe Palaeotragina
- †Giraffokeryx
- †Palaeotragus
- †Samotherium
- Subtribe Okapiina
- Okapia including the okapi, Okapia johnstoni
- Subtribe Palaeotragina
- Tribe Giraffini
- Family † Climacoceratidae