Mitilanotherium
Extinct genus of mammals
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Mitilanotherium is an extinct genus of giraffes from the Pliocene and Pleistocene of Europe.
| Mitilanotherium Temporal range: Pliocene to Pleistocene | |
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| An outline of Mitilanotherium | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | †Mitilanotherium |
| Species | |
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M. inexpectatum | |
It was a medium-sized giraffid, resembling the modern okapi, with two long ossicones directly above its eyes, and relatively long and slender limbs. Fossils have been found in Greece, Romania, Ukraine, and Spain.[1]
Taxonomy
Some studies have suggested that Mitilanotherium is a junior synonym of Palaeotragus.[2]
