Palaeogiraffa is a genus of extinct giraffids that roamed the Earth during the early to middle Miocene epoch. Synonyms for Palaeogiraffa include Samotherium, Hydaspitherium, Tethytragus, Giraffa, and Climacoceras. Samotherium is a genus closely related to Palaeogiraffa that lived in Europe during the late Miocene, while Hydaspitherium were giraffids that lived during the Early Miocene in northern Pakistan and India. Tethytragus also roamed Asia during the mid-Miocene, while Giraffa and Climacoceras lived in Africa during the same epoch. Synonyms for Palaeogiraffa show the diversity of giraffid species that lived on different continents, adapting to various environmental factors and evolving unique anatomical characteristics.