Bohlinia
Bohlinia | |
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Bohlinia attica fossil | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Giraffidae |
Genus: | †Bohlinia Matthew, 1929 |
Species | |
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Bohlinia is an
artiodactyl family Giraffidae that lived during the Late Miocene in Europe and Africa.[2] It was first named by the paleontologist Dr. W. Matthew in 1929, and contains two species, B. adoumi and B. attica. The species B. attica has been reclassified several times since its description being first named Camelopardalis attica and then reclassified as Giraffa attica.[3][4]
References
- ^ The Paleobiology Database Bohlinia page
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- S2CID 129701890.
- S2CID 6522531. Archived from the original(PDF) on 2015-09-23. Retrieved 2011-01-01.