Canthumeryx sirtensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Giraffoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Zatheria Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Cladus: Giraffomorpha Superfamilia: Giraffoidea

Familia: Giraffidae
Genus: †Canthumeryx
Species: †Canthumeryx sirtensis

Name

Canthumeryx sirtensis Hamilton, 1973: 81

Type locality: Gebel Zelten, Libya.

Synonymy

• Zarafa zelteni Hamilton, 1973: 86

Eponymy: "the Sirte basin in which the specimens were discovered" [Hamilton, 1973: 81]

References

Primary references

• Hamilton, W.R 1973. The Lower Miocene Ruminants of Gebel Zelten, Libya. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History). Geology 21(3): 71–150. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• de Bonis, L, Koufos, G.D. & Sen, S. 1997. A giraffid from the Middle Miocene of the Island of Chios, Greece. Palaeontology 40(1): 121–133. PDF ResearchGate Reference page.