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Evolution of the Giraffe!

By lyanruth
  • Palaeomerycidae
    25 BCE

    Palaeomerycidae

    25 million years ago (Mya)
    First ancestor of the modern giraffe
  • Antilocaprinae
    25 BCE

    Antilocaprinae

    25 million years ago (Mya)
    From the Palaeomerycids arose the Antilocaprinae
  • Canthumeryx
    22 BCE

    Canthumeryx

    22 million years ago (Mya)
    Early Miocene Era
  • Paleomeryx
    15 BCE

    Paleomeryx

    15 million years ago (Mya)
    Middle Miocene Era
  • Paleotragus
    14 BCE

    Paleotragus

    14 to 1.7 million years ago (Mya)
    A short-necked giraffid with complete skin-covered horns
  • Samotherium
    13 BCE

    Samotherium

    13 to 3.4 million years ago (Mya)
    Short-necked giraffe
  • Okapi
    12 BCE

    Okapi

    18 million years ago to present
    An endangered species with only one species existing. A short-necked giraffe referred to as a "forest giraffe".
  • Giraffa
    12 BCE

    Giraffa

    12 million years to present
    The modern-day long-necked giraffe.