Decennatherium

Decennatherium is an extinct genus of giraffids. It was first named by Crusafont Pairo in 1952. It was only found at the Macrofauna, Los Valles de Fuentiduenya fossil site in Segovia, Spain.[1]

Decennatherium
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian) 11.6–7.8 Ma
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Skull of the male D. rex holotype specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: †Decennatherium
Crusafont, 1952
Species
  • Decennatherium pachecoi Crusafont, 1952
  • Decennatherium rex Ríos, Sánchez & Morales, 2017

References
  1. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 2016-04-24.
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