†Samotherium boissieri Forsyth Major 1888 (giraffe)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Belongs to Samotherium according to D. S. Kostopoulos 2009
See also Harris et al. 2010 and Mitchell and Skinner 2003
Sister taxa: Samotherium africanus, Samotherium major, Samotherium neumayri, Samotherium sinense, Samotherium tafeli
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Greece (12 collections), Iraq (1), Moldova (1)
Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence
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