Schansitherium
Extinct genus of mammals
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Schansitherium ("beast of Shanxi")[2] is an extinct genus of superficially moose-like or antelope-like giraffids from the late Miocene epoch of Shanxi Province, China. They are closely related to the genus Samotherium.
| Schansitherium Temporal range: Late Miocene | |
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| Skeletal mount of S. tafeli, Beijing Museum of Natural History | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Giraffidae |
| Genus: | †Schansitherium Kilgus 1922 |
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