''Hydaspitherium'' is an extinct genus of giraffid artiodactyls. Giraffids are represented in the late Miocene of the Siwaliks by large Sivatheriinae such as '' Sivatherium'', '' Bramatherium'', ''

Helladotherium ''Helladotherium'' is an extinct genus of sivatherine giraffid from Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene. The most complete skeleton is that of a female, based on a comparison with an intact female ''Sivatherium giganteum'' skull. Only ...

'', and ''Hydaspitherium''. ''Hydapitherium'' has been proposed to be synonymous with '' Bramatherium''. ''H. megacephalum'' is restricted to the

Dhok Pathan Formation Duhok ( ku, دهۆک, translit=Dihok; ar, دهوك, Dahūk; syr, ܒܝܬ ܢܘܗܕܪܐ, Beth Nohadra) is a city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. It's the capital city of Duhok Governorate. History The city's origin dates back to the Stone ...

(, paleocoordinates ) in northern Pakistan. Four separate species of ''Hydaspitherium'' were described more than a century ago, but concluded that their differences can be explained as sexual dimorphism and intraspecific variability: ''H. birmanicum'' () is based on a single right upper molar. ''H. grande'' () and ''H. magnum'' (Pilgrim 1910) are only slightly larger than ''H. megacephalum'' and the variation in dentition does not support separate taxa. Bhatti et al. 2012 accepted two species in the Siwaliks: the smaller ''H. megacephalum'' and the larger ''H. grande'' until more material has been collected.

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* * * Prehistoric giraffes Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera Extinct mammals of Asia Miocene even-toed ungulates {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub