Vishnutherium Lydekker 1876 (giraffe)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Giraffidae

Full reference: R. Lydekker. 1876. Descriptions of the molar teeth and other remains of Mammalia. Palaeontologia Indica 10(1):19-87

Parent taxon: Giraffidae according to R. L. Carroll 1988

See also Lydekker 1876

Sister taxa: Alcicephalus, Birgerbohlinia, Bohlinia, Bohlininae, Canthumerycinae, Decennatherium, Georgiomeryx, Giraffinae, Giraffini, Giraffokerycinae, Helladotherium, Honanotherium, Okapiinae, Okapini, Palaeogiraffa, Palaeotragini, Palaeotragus, Progiraffa, Propalaeomeryx, Sivatheriinae, Sivatheriini, Umbrotherium

Subtaxa: Vishnutherium iravadicum

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Type: Vishnutherium iravadicum

Ecology: ground dwelling browser

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Vishnutherium in the database

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