Helladotherium

 ( Miocene Artiodactyla ) 

Helladotherium is an extinct genus of Sivatheriinae giraffid which inhabited Europe, Africa, and Asia during the Miocene. The most complete skeleton is that of a female, based on a comparison with an intact female Sivatherium giganteum skull.

Only two species of Helladotherium have been discovered, with H. grande being larger than H. duvernoyi. The former has been found only in Pakistan.

Helladotherium duvernoyi 1.JPG|Skull Helladotherium duvernoy MHNT.PAL.2013.0.1021.1-3.jpg|Forelimb, Pikermi Former collection Gaudry

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Palaeoecology The dental microwear patterns of H. duvernoyi evidence that this species was folivorous and a browser.

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Sources

• The Evolution of Artiodactyls by Donald R. Prothero and Scott E. Foss
• Mammoths, Sabertooths, and Hominids by Jordi Agusti and Mauricio Anton
• Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell

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See also

• Sivatherium
• Giraffokeryx
• Palaeotragus
• Hydaspitherium

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