Umbrotherium

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Giraffoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Superphylum: Deuterostomia Phylum: Chordata Subphylum: Vertebrata Infraphylum: Gnathostomata Megaclassis: Osteichthyes Cladus: Sarcopterygii Cladus: Rhipidistia Cladus: Tetrapodomorpha Cladus: Eotetrapodiformes Cladus: Elpistostegalia Superclassis: Tetrapoda Cladus: Reptiliomorpha Cladus: Amniota Cladus: Synapsida Cladus: Eupelycosauria Cladus: Sphenacodontia Cladus: Sphenacodontoidea Cladus: Therapsida Cladus: Theriodontia Cladus: Cynodontia Cladus: Eucynodontia Cladus: Probainognathia Cladus: Prozostrodontia Cladus: Mammaliaformes Classis: Mammalia Cladus: Theriimorpha Cladus: Theriiformes Cladus: Trechnotheria Cladus: Cladotheria Cladus: Prototribosphenida Cladus: Zatheria Cladus: Tribosphenida Cladus: Boreosphenida Subclassis: Theria Cladus: Eutheria Infraclassis: Placentalia Magnordo: Boreoeutheria Superordo: Laurasiatheria Cladus: Scrotifera Grandordo: Ferungulata Mirordo: Euungulata Ordo: Artiodactyla Cladus: Artiofabula Cladus: Cetruminantia Cladus: Ruminantiamorpha Subordo: Ruminantia Infraordo: Pecora Cladus: Giraffomorpha Superfamilia: Giraffoidea

Familia: Giraffidae
Genus: †Umbrotherium
Species: †U. azzarolii

Umbrotherium Abbazzi, Delfino, Gallai, Trebini & Rook, 2008: 432

Type species: Umbrotherium azzarolii [Abbazzi et al, 2008: 432]

Etymology: "After one of the oldest peoples of Central Italy (Umbri...) and Greek, therion, wildbeast" [Abbazzi et al, 2008: 432]

Hürzeler, J. & Engesser, B. 1976. Les faunes de mammiferes neogenes du Bassin de Baccinello (Grosseto, Italie). Comptes rendus hebdomadaires des séances de l'Académie des sciences. Série D: Sciences naturelles 283: 333–336. BnF Gallica Reference page.
Abbazzi, L., Delfino, M., Gallai, G., Trebini, L. & Rook, L. 2008. New data on the vertebrate assemblage of Fiume Santo (north-west Sardinia, Italy), and overview on the Late Miocene Tusco-Sardinian palaeobioprovince. Palaeontology 51(2): 425–451. DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-4983.2008.00758.x Reference page.