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Palaeontologists have known about the fossiliferous site at Thermopigi (Central Macedonia, N. Greece) for the past two decades. Following the first field campaigns a wealth of new information on the overall geology, taphonomy and palaeontology of the site became available. With more than 1300 fossils, representing at least 20 mammalian species, Thermopigi is considered a rich late Miocene locality, with hipparions, bovids, giraffes and rhinos being the most prominent elements of the palaeofauna. Four different giraffids are identified: Helladotherium duvernoyi, Samotherium major, Palaeotragus rouenii, and a slightly larger Palaeotragus sp. The faunal assemblage reveals the northernmost occurrence of Samotherium major and the third recorded presence of this species from continental Greece. Helladotherium duvernoyi is the most abundant giraffid at Thermopigi, with the largest fossil collection containing both dental and skeletal elements. The comparison of Palaeotragus with other palaeotragine giraffids suggests the coexistence of two Palaeotragus taxa. The abundance of H. duvernoyi, the presence of S. major and the coexistence of the latter with P. rouenii and another slightly larger palaeotragine, indicate that the faunal assemblage at Thermopigi is of middle Turolian age, placing it in the MN12 zone. Alexandros Xafis. Department of Paleontology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. alexandros.xafis@univie.ac.at Evangelia Tsoukala. School of Geology, Faculty of Science, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, Greece. lilits@geo.auth.gr Nikos Solounias. Department of Anatomy, New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine, 8000 Northern Boulevard, Old Westbury, NY 11568, USA Department of Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History, Central Park West at 79th Street, New York, NY 10024, USA. nsolouni@nyit.edu Oleg Mandic. Geological-Palaeontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 XAFIS ET AL.: GRIFFIDAE OF THERMOPIGI 2 Vienna, Austria. oleg.mandic@nhm-wien.ac.at Mathias Harzhauser. Geological-Palaeontological Department, Natural History Museum Vienna, Burgring 7, 1010 Vienna, Austria. mathias.harzhauser@nhm-wien.ac.at Friðgeir Grímsson. Department of Botany and Biodiversity Research, University of Vienna, Austria. fridgeir.grimsson@univie.ac.at Doris Nagel. Department of Paleontology, Faculty of Earth Sciences, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria. doris.nagel@univie.ac.at

Fossil Giraffidae (Mammalia, Artiodactyla) from the late Miocene of Thermopigi (Macedonia, Greece)