Giraffoidea facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Giraffoidea Temporal range: Miocene–Holocene PreЄ Є 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 Giraffidae

Giraffoidea is a superfamily that contains Climacoceratidae and Giraffidae. The only living members are giraffes and okapis.

Classification

Superfamily Giraffoidea
- Family † Climacoceratidae
  - †Climacoceras
  - †Orangemeryx
  - †Prolibytherium
  - †Propalaeoryx
  - †Nyanzameryx
  - †Sperrgebietomeryx
- Family Giraffidae
  - †Canthumeryx
  - †Georgiomeryx
  - †Mitilanotherium
  - †Shansitherium
  - Subfamily Sivatheriinae
    - †Bramatherium
    - †Decennatherium
    - †Helladotherium
    - †Sivatherium
  - Subfamily Giraffinae
    - Tribe Giraffini
      - Subtribe Giraffina
        
        Giraffa
      - Subtribe Bohlinina
        
        †Bohlinia
        
        †Honanotherium
    - Tribe Palaeotragini
      - Subtribe Palaeotragina
        
        †Giraffokeryx
        
        †Palaeotragus
        
        †Samotherium
      - Subtribe Okapiina
        
        Okapia including the okapi, Okapia johnstoni