Extinct genus of giraffe-like animals
Giraffokeryx is an extinct genus of medium-sized giraffids known from the Miocene of the Indian subcontinent and Eurasia. It is distinguished from other giraffids by the four ossicones on its head; one pair in front of the eyes on the anterior aspect of the frontal bone and the other behind the eyes in the frontoparietal region overhanging the temporal fossae. It has a brachydont dentition like in other giraffids and its legs and feet are of medium length.
"Giraffokeryx" is considered monotypic by most authors, in the form of "G. punjabiensis", but other species have been assigned to the genus:
"Giraffokeryx" resembled either an okapi or a small giraffe. It is a possible ancestor of both.
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