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Giraffa jumae

Mammalia - Giraffidae

Taxonomy
Giraffa jumae was named by Leakey (1967).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
G. gracilis, G. gracillis, G. gracilis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1967Giraffa jumae Leakey
2003Giraffa jumae Mitchell and Skinner p. 63
2004Giraffa jumae Geraads et al. p. 184
2010Giraffa jumae Harris et al. p. 806

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyGiraffomorpha
familyGiraffidae
tribeGiraffini
genusGiraffa
speciesjumaeLeakey 1967

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

†Giraffa jumae Leakey 1967
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 10:50:01
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:04:39
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Solounias and Moelleken 1993, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 5.33300 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (56 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene11.608 - 3.6Chad Giraffa jumae (24181)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Kenya Giraffa jumae (22234)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6Ethiopia Giraffa jumae (22160)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Turkey (Ankara) Giraffa jumae (34370)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Malawi Giraffa jumae (22559)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tanzania (Eastern Drift Valley) Giraffa jumae (32050)
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588Tanzania Giraffa jumae (21830)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Ethiopia Giraffa jumae (21783 21785)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Kenya Giraffa jumae (21425 21485 21536)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588Tanzania Giraffa jumae (21787 21788 21789 21793 21794 21795 21796 21798 21799 21800 21801 21802 21806 21807 21809 21810 21811 21812 21813 21831 21832)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Kenya Giraffa jumae (21460)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806Tanzania Giraffa jumae (21804 21805 21814)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Kenya Giraffa jumae (21367 21370 21396 21458 32051)
Gelasian - Calabrian2.588 - 0.774Ethiopia (Ethiopian Rift) Giraffa jumae (22491 22492 22494)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Tanzania Giraffa jumae (21970 21971 21972 22041 22064 22617)
Calabrian1.8 - 0.774Kenya Giraffa jumae (21403 21514 32058)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Ethiopia Giraffa jumae (22138 22156)