Giraffidae

Giraffidae Temporal range: 20–0 Ma PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N Early Miocene - recent
An okapi in Bristol Zoo, Ingland
Scientific classification
Kinrick:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Cless:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Superfaimily:	Giraffoidea
Faimily:	Giraffidae Gray, 1821
Genera
See text

The Giraffidae are ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor wi deer an bovids. This biological faimily, ance a diverse group spreid ootthrou Eurasie an Africae, conteens anly twa leevin members, the giraffe an the okapi. Baith are confined tae sub-Saharan Africae: the giraffe tae the appen savannas, an the okapi tae the dense rainforest o the Congo. The twa species leuk verra different on first sicht, but share a nummer o common featurs, includin lang, daurk-coloured tongues, lobed canine teeth, an horns kivered in skin, cried "ossicones".

Clessification

FAIMILY GIRAFFIDAE

• †Canthumeryx
• †Indratherium
• †Injanatherium
• †Progiraffa
• †Propalaeomeryx
• †Shansitherium
• †Umbrotherium
• †Zarafa
• Subfaimily Sivatheriinae
  • †Birgerbohlinia
  • †Bramatherium
  • †Decennatherium
  • †Helladotherium
  • †Hydaspitherium
  • †Sivatherium
  • †Vishnutherium
• Subfamily Giraffinae
  • Tribe Giraffini
    • †Bohlinia
    • Giraffa includin the ane extant giraffe species
    • †Honanotherium
    • †Mitilanotherium
  • Tribe Palaeotragini
    • Subtribe Palaeotragina
      • †Giraffokeryx
      • †Macedonitherium
      • †Palaeogiraffa
      • †Palaeotragus
      • †Samotherium
    • Subtribe Okapiina
      • Okapia includin the okapi (the anerly extant species), Okapia johnstoni