Climacoceratidae
（重定向自Climacoceratid）
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Climacoceratidae ("ladder horns") is a family of superficially deer-like artiodactyl ungulates restricted to the Miocene of Africa. They are close to the ancestry of giraffes, with some genera, such as Prolibytherium, originally identified as being giraffes.