Giraffoidea facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Giraffoidea Temporal range: Miocene–Holocene PreЄ Є O S D C P T J K Pg N
Reconstruction of Sivatherium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Infraorder:	Pecora
Superfamily:	Giraffoidea
Families
†Climacoceratidae Giraffidae

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
      • Tribe Palaeotragini
        • Subtribe Palaeotragina
          • †Giraffokeryx
          • †Palaeotragus
          • †Samotherium
        • Subtribe Okapiina
          • Okapia including the okapi, Okapia johnstoni