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Bramatherium perimense
8686Bramatherium (Bramatherium Falconer, 1845)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Subfamily: †Sivatheriinae
Temporal range: during the Late Miocene (Asia)
Dimensions: length - 3,4 m, height - 2,3 m, weight - 450 kg
A typical representative: Bramatherium perimense Falconer 1845
Bramatherium is an extinct genus of subfamily Sivatheriinae (Giraffidae) with very unusual horns. Sivatheriinae (Sivatherium) normally developed very large rear ossicones, while Bramatheria – frontal. Most probably, these horns had a demonstration function; however, it is possible that they were used in males’ duels, with their solid bases and rear pair directed sideways.
Bramatherium was very large animal reaching 2.5 m in withers height, built very similarly to Sivatherium. They inhabited dwelled woodlands and wetlands, feeding on branches and leaves of trees and bushes.
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Bramatherium (Bramatherium Falconer, 1845)
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Giraffidae
Subfamily: †Sivatheriinae
Temporal range: during the Late Miocene (Asia)
Dimensions: length - 3,4 m, height - 2,3 m, weight - 450 kg
A typical representative: Bramatherium perimense Falconer 1845
Bramatherium is an extinct genus of subfamily Sivatheriinae (Giraffidae) with very unusual horns. Sivatheriinae (Sivatherium) normally developed very large rear ossicones, while Bramatheria – frontal. Most probably, these horns had a demonstration function; however, it is possible that they were used in males’ duels, with their solid bases and rear pair directed sideways.
Bramatherium was very large animal reaching 2.5 m in withers height, built very similarly to Sivatherium. They inhabited dwelled woodlands and wetlands, feeding on branches and leaves of trees and bushes.
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