Helladotherium
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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.
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
, Africa
Africa
Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area...
, and Asia
Asia
Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population...
during the Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
. The most complete skeleton is that of a female, based on a comparison with an intact female Sivatherium giganteum skull.
Sources
- The Evolution of Artiodactyls by Donald R. Prothero and Scott E. Foss
- Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell