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25 BCE
Palaeomerycidae
25 million years ago (Mya)
First ancestor of the modern giraffe -
25 BCE
Antilocaprinae
25 million years ago (Mya)
From the Palaeomerycids arose the Antilocaprinae -
22 BCE
Canthumeryx
22 million years ago (Mya)
Early Miocene Era -
15 BCE
Paleomeryx
15 million years ago (Mya)
Middle Miocene Era -
14 BCE
Paleotragus
14 to 1.7 million years ago (Mya)
A short-necked giraffid with complete skin-covered horns -
13 BCE
Samotherium
13 to 3.4 million years ago (Mya)
Short-necked giraffe -
12 BCE
Okapi
18 million years ago to present
An endangered species with only one species existing. A short-necked giraffe referred to as a "forest giraffe". -
12 BCE
Giraffa
12 million years to present
The modern-day long-necked giraffe.
