Shansitherium

In the 1800s, scientists dug many rich bone beds full of Hipparion-age fossils in Greece, Turkey, Iran, India and China. Mixed in with horses and hippo-rhinos were giraffes in delightful variety. There were tall species of Giraffa, close relatives of modern-day giraffes, but more common were short giraffes, such as Samotheirum (named for the Greek island of Samos) and Shansitherium (named for Shanxi Province in China). These had medium-long necks and legs, with sloping shoulders that gave the body a moose-like shape.