Canthumeryx

Canthumeryx Temporal range: Early Miocene
Restoration of Canthumeryx sirtensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Giraffidae
Genus:	† Canthumeryx Hamilton, 1973

Canthumeryx is an extinct genus of primitive giraffid artiodactyls. It is the close ancestor of giraffes.

References

• Prothero, Donald R.; Foss, Scott E. (2007). The Evolution of Artiodactyls. Baltimore, Maryland.: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN   0801887356.
• Agusti, Jordi; Anton, Mauricio (2002). Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN   9780231116404.
• Skinner, J.D.; Chimimba, Christian T. (2005). The Mammals of the Southern African Sub-region. Cambridge, United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9781107340992.
• McKenna, Malcolm C.; Bell, Susan K. (2000). Classification of Mammals. New York, NY: Columbia University Press. ISBN   9780231110136.

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