Bohlinia

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Bohlinia
Temporal range: 11.6–5.33 
Ma
Miocene[1]
Bohlinia attica fossil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Bohlinia
Matthew, 1929
Species
  • Bohlinia adoumi
  • Bohlinia attica

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]

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