Giraffoidea

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Kingdom Animalia Order Artiodactyla Superfamily Giraffoidea Height Pronghorn: 81 – 100 cm Gestation period Pronghorn: 235 days Speed Pronghorn: 88 km/h		Phylum Chordata Infraorder Pecora Scientific name Giraffoidea Mass Pronghorn: 40 – 65 kg Higher classification Pecora

Lower classifications Giraffe, Giraffidae, Antilocapra

Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families of 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 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

†Bohlinia

†Bramatherium

Giraffa including the Giraffe, Giraffa camelopardalis

†Giraffokeryx

†Helladotherium

†Honanotherium

†Mitilanotherium

Okapia including the Okapi, Okapia johnstoni

†Paleotragus

†Samotherium

†Shansitherium

†Sivatherium

(list is not complete)

References

Giraffoidea Wikipedia

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