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Extinct genus of mammals

Decennatherium
Temporal range: Late Miocene (Tortonian) 11.6–7.8 Ma PreꞒ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Skull of the male D. rex holotype specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Genus: Decennatherium
Crusafont, 1952
Species
  • Decennatherium pachecoi Crusafont, 1952
  • Decennatherium rex Ríos, Sánchez & Morales, 2017

Decennatherium is an extinct genus of giraffids. It was first named by Crusafont Pairo in 1952. It was only found at the Macrofauna, Los Valles de Fuentidueña fossil site in Segovia, Spain.

References

  1. "Fossilworks: Gateway to the Paleobiology Database". fossilworks.org. Retrieved 17 December 2021.

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