Giraffoidea is a superfamily that includes the families Climacoceratidae,

Antilocapridae The Antilocapridae are a family of artiodactyls endemic to North America. Their closest extant relatives are the giraffids with which they comprise the superfamily Giraffoidea. Only one species, the pronghorn (''Antilocapra americana''), is ...

, and

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 ...

. The only extant members in the superfamily are the

pronghorn The pronghorn (, ) (''Antilocapra americana'') is a species of artiodactyl (even-toed, hoofed) mammal indigenous to interior western and central North America. Though not an antelope, it is known colloquially in North America as the American a ...

, giraffe, and

okapi The okapi (; ''Okapia johnstoni''), also known as the forest giraffe, Congolese giraffe, or zebra giraffe, is an artiodactyl mammal that is endemic to the northeast Democratic Republic of the Congo in central Africa. It is the only species ...

. The Climacoceratidae are also placed in the superfamily, but were originally placed within the family Palaeomerycidae.

Classification

* Superfamily Giraffoidea ** Family † Climacoceratidae *** †'' Climacoceras'' *** †'' Orangemeryx'' *** †'' Prolibytherium'' *** †'' Propalaeoryx'' *** †'' Nyanzameryx'' *** †'' Sperrgebietomeryx'' ** Family

*** '' Antilocapra'' *** †'' Capromeryx'' *** †'' Ceratomeryx'' *** †'' Cosoryx'' *** †'' Hayoceros'' *** †'' Hexameryx'' *** †'' Hexobelomeryx'' *** †'' Ilingoceros'' *** †'' Meryceros'' *** †'' Merycodus'' *** †'' Osbornoceros'' *** †'' Ottoceros'' *** †'' Paracosoryx'' *** †'' Plioceros'' *** †'' Proantilocapra'' *** †'' Ramoceros'' *** †'' Sphenophalos'' *** †'' Stockoceros'' *** †'' Submeryceros'' *** †'' Tetrameryx'' *** †'' Texoceros'' ** Family

*** †'' Canthumeryx'' *** †'' Georgiomeryx'' *** †'' Shansitherium'' *** Subfamily Sivatheriinae **** †'' Bramatherium'' **** †'' Decennatherium'' **** †'' Helladotherium'' **** †'' Sivatherium'' *** Subfamily Giraffinae **** Tribe Giraffini ***** †'' Bohlinia'' ***** '' Giraffa'' ***** †'' Honanotherium'' ***** †'' Mitilanotherium'' **** Tribe Palaeotragini ***** Subtribe Palaeotragina ****** †'' Giraffokeryx'' ****** †'' Palaeotragus'' ****** †'' Samotherium'' ***** Subtribe Okapiina ****** '' Okapia''

References

*http://www.ultimateungulate.com/Cetartiodactyla/Antilocapridae.html {{Taxonbar, from=Q903239 Pecora