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Giraffa priscilla

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Giraffa priscilla
Temporal range: Middle Miocene 13.7–11.1 Ma[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Giraffa
Species:
G. priscilla
Binomial name
Giraffa priscilla
Pilgrim, 1911

Giraffa priscilla is an extinct species of Miocene giraffe that lived on the Indian subcontinent. In 2014, new fossil remains were described in Pakistan.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Mindat.org". www.mindat.org. Retrieved 2021-07-03.
  2. ^ New remains of Giraffa priscilla from Parrhewala Chinji Formation, Northern Pakistan.