Shansitherium
Shansitherium ("beast of Shanxi") is an extinct genus of superficially moose- or antelope-like giraffids from the late Miocene epoch of Shanxi Province, China. They are closely related to the genus Samotherium.
Shansitherium Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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Skeletal mount of S. tafeli, Beijing Museum of Natural History | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Giraffidae |
Genus: | †Shansitherium |
Species | |
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Species

Illustration of Shansitherium species and Palaeotragus microdon
The genus consists of the following species:
- Shansitherium fuguensis
- Shansitherium tafeli
- Shansitherium quadricornis
References
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