Ua pilbeami: a new taxon of Giraffidae (Mammalia) from the Chinji Formation of Pakistan with phylogenetic proximity to Okapia

Nikos Solounias; Shannon Smith; Maria Rios Ibàñez

doi:10.4435/BSPI.2022.19

Ua pilbeami: a new taxon of Giraffidae (Mammalia) from the Chinji Formation of Pakistan with phylogenetic proximity to Okapia

Nikos Solounias, Shannon Smith, Maria Rios Ibàñez

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Ua pilbeami is a new genus and species of Giraffidae that was discovered in the Chinji Formation of Pakistan. It is most similar to Okapia and Afrikanokeryx of the Okapiinae (Bohlin, 1926). Ua and Okapia share ossicones with an exposed apex and constriction, a large anterior frontal sinus, and a para-style on the upper pre-molars that is deeply separate from the meso-styles. The lower premolar anterior stylids and posterolingual conids are also deeply separated. The metapodials resemble those of Giraffokeryx and Giraffa. Comparisons to other subfamilies of Giraffidae show the uniqueness of Ua n. gen. The discovery encourages the notion that Okapiinae may have originated in the Indian Subcontinent.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	319-326
Number of pages	8
Journal	Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana
Volume	61
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4435/BSPI.2022.19
Publication status	Published - 2022

Keywords

Giraffinae
metapodial
Ruminant
Siwaliks

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