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 Fuentidueña fossil site in Segovia, Spain.[1]
Decennatherium Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian)
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Skull of the male D. rex holotype specimen | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | Giraffidae |
Genus: | †Decennatherium Crusafont, 1952 |
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References
edit- ^ "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.