Rank Genus | Phylum Chordata Order Even-toed ungulate | |
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Similar Palaeotragus, Samotherium, Bohlinia, Bramatherium, Even‑toed ungulate |
Giraffokeryx is an extinct genus of medium-sized giraffid known from the Miocene of the Indian subcontinent and Eurasia. It is distinguished from other giraffids by the four ossicones on its head; one pair in front of the eyes on the anterior aspect of the frontal bone and the other behind the eyes in the fronto-parietal region overhanging the temporal fossae. It has a brachydont dentition like in other giraffids and legs and feet are of medium length.

Giraffokeryx is considered monotypic by most authors, in the form of G. punjabiensis, but other species have been assigned to the genus:

Giraffokeryx resembled either an okapi or a small giraffe. It is a possible ancestor of both.

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