Giraffoidea 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 Antilocapridae Giraffidae

Giraffoidea is a superfamily that contains Climacoceratidae, Antilocapridae, and Giraffidae. The only living members are pronghorns, giraffes and okapis.

Classification

• Superfamily Giraffoidea
  • Family † Climacoceratidae
    • †Climacoceras
    • †Orangemeryx
    • †Prolibytherium
    • †Propalaeoryx
    • †Nyanzameryx
    • †Sperrgebietomeryx
  • 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
    • †Canthumeryx
    • †Georgiomeryx
    • †Shansitherium
    • Subfamily Sivatheriinae
      • †Bramatherium
      • †Decennatherium
      • †Helladotherium
      • †Sivatherium
    • Subfamily Giraffinae
      • Tribe Giraffini
        • †Bohlinia
        • Giraffa
        • †Honanotherium
        • †Mitilanotherium
      • Tribe Palaeotragini
        • Subtribe Palaeotragina
          • †Giraffokeryx
          • †Palaeotragus
          • †Samotherium
        • Subtribe Okapiina
          • Okapia including the okapi, Okapia johnstoni