Giraffoidea

Giraffoidea; Temporal range: Early Miocene–Holocene PreꞒ Ꞓ 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 includes the families Climacoceratidae, Antilocapridae, and Giraffidae. The only extant members 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
  - †Orangemeryx
  - †Prolibytherium
  - †Propalaeoryx
  - †Nyanzameryx
  - †Sperrgebietomeryx
- Family Antilocapridae
  - Antilocapra
  - †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

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