''Bohlinia'' is an extinct

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...

of the

artiodactyl The even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla , ) are ungulates—hoofed animals—which bear weight equally on two (an even number) of their five toes: the third and fourth. The other three toes are either present, absent, vestigial, or pointing poster ...

family

Giraffidae The Giraffidae are a family of ruminant artiodactyl mammals that share a common ancestor with deer and bovids. This family, once a diverse group spread throughout Eurasia and Africa, presently comprises only two extant genera, the giraffe (one ...

that lived during the Late Miocene in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...

and

Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...

. It was first named by the paleontologist Dr. W. Matthew in 1929, and contains two species, ''B. adoumi'' and ''B. attica''. The species ''B. attica'' has been reclassified several times since its description being first named ''Camelopardalis attica'' and then reclassified as ''Giraffa attica''.

References

Miocene mammals of Africa Miocene mammals of Europe Miocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric giraffes Fossil taxa described in 1929 Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera {{Paleo-eventoedungulate-stub