Helladotherium

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Helladotherium

Helladotherium is an extinct genus of sivatheriine giraffid from Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene.[1] The most complete skeleton is that of a female, based on a comparison with an intact female Sivatherium giganteum skull.

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Helladotherium
Temporal range: Miocene
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Skeleton of Helladotherium duvernoyi
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Helladotherium
Species

H. duvernoyi
H. grande

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Only two species of Helladotherium have been discovered, with H. grande being larger than H. duvernoyi. The former has been found only in Pakistan.[2]

List of species

  • Helladotherium duvernoyi
  • Helladotherium grande

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