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How the Ampelomeryx grew: Discovering the life history of a giraffe relative that lived in Catalonia
- April 29, 2026 at 5:40 PM
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A research team from the Institut Català de Paleontologia Miquel Crusafont (ICP-CERCA) has led the paleohistological study of Ampelomeryx ginsburgi, a giraffomorph ruminant from the Middle Miocene recovered at the Els Casots site (Catalonia, Spain). Through microscopic analysis of bone tissues, the researchers were able to determine that this peculiar animal reached skeletal maturity at three years of age, while reproductive maturity began around the second year.
Originally published at Phys.org