Rank Genus | Order Even-toed ungulate | |
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Similar Palaeotragus, Giraffokeryx, Samotherium, Honanotherium, Bramatherium |
Shansitherium ("Beast of Shanxi") is an extinct genus of superficially moose- or antelope-like giraffe from the late Miocene epoch of Shanxi Province, China. They were closely related to the genus Samotherium.
![Shansitherium Shansitherium fuguensis Shansitherium was a prehistoric me Flickr](https://alchetron.com/cdn/shansitherium-4347111a-46cb-4874-b0d0-e8bae497a33-resize-750.jpeg)
![Shansitherium Shansitherium by Leogon on DeviantArt](https://alchetron.com/cdn/shansitherium-c1c080c8-fe23-4478-972a-9bb44caae85-resize-750.jpeg)
![Shansitherium FileShansitherium reconstruction of headjpg Wikimedia Commons](https://alchetron.com/cdn/shansitherium-f4a142d5-db9e-4421-b80a-975c98d0557-resize-750.jpg)
![Shansitherium FileShansitherium skeleton coloredjpg Wikimedia Commons](https://alchetron.com/cdn/shansitherium-8943f9ea-8064-42d4-aae6-e5f37534a45-resize-750.jpg)
References
Shansitherium Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA