What is Climacoceratidae?
{{Automatic taxobox|name=Climacoceratidae|taxon=Climacoceratidae|authority=Hamilton,1978|fossil_range={{Fossil range|Miocene}}|image=Climacoceras_gentryi_e.jpg|subdivision_ranks=Genera|subdivision=*''[[Climacoceras]]'' MacInnes, 1936 *''[[Orangemeryx]]'' *''[[Prolibytherium]]'' *''[[Propalaeoryx]]'' *''[[Nyanzameryx]]'' *''[[Sperrgebietomeryx]]'' *?''[[Canthumeryx]]''}} '''Climacoceratide''' is a family of [[artiodactyl]]s which lived in [[Miocene]] in [[Africa]]. They're closely related to [[Giraffidae|giraffes]], with some genera, like ''[[Prolibytherium]]'' previously classified as giraffes. The climacoceratids, named after one of their members, ''[[Climacoceras]]'', were previously placed in the family [[Palaeomerycidae]], then in [[Giraffidae]]. In 1978, [[W.D. Hamilton]] made a new family, placing it near Giraffidae in the superfamily [[Giraffoidea]]. They differ from giraffes as their [[ossicone]]s are from different bones. {{biology-stub}} [[Category:Extinct mammals]] [[Category:Miocene]]