†Samotherium major Bohlin 1926 (giraffe)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae
Belongs to Samotherium according to A. Xafis et al. 2019
See also Geraads 2017 and Kostopoulos 2009
Sister taxa: Samotherium africanus, Samotherium boissieri, Samotherium neumayri, Samotherium sinense, Samotherium tafeli
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer
Distribution:
• Miocene of Greece (6 collections), Turkey (2)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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