Shansitherium
Sign in to saveSchansitherium ("beast of Shanxi") 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.
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- Giraffidae
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- Shansitherium-Beijing Museum of Natural History.jpg
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- Shansitherium
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- Shansitherium
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- Killgus, 1923
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Schansitherium ("beast of Shanxi") 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.
left|thumb|Illustration of Schansitherium species and Palaeotragus microdon
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