Giraffa priscilla
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''Giraffa priscilla'' is an extinct species of
Miocene The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and mea ...
giraffe that lived on the
Indian subcontinent The Indian subcontinent is a list of the physiographic regions of the world, physiographical region in United Nations geoscheme for Asia#Southern Asia, Southern Asia. It is situated on the Indian Plate, projecting southwards into the Indian O ...
. In 2014, new fossil remains were described in
Pakistan Pakistan ( ur, ), officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ( ur, , label=none), is a country in South Asia. It is the world's fifth-most populous country, with a population of almost 243 million people, and has the world's second-lar ...
.New remains of Giraffa priscilla from Parrhewala Chinji Formation, Northern Pakistan


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{{Taxonbar, from=Q30693479 Miocene even-toed ungulates Miocene mammals of Asia Prehistoric giraffes Fossil taxa described in 1911