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Giraffid remains from several Neogene localities from the Temel Basin (Spain) are stu­ died. The material belongs to the following sites: Masia de la Roma and Masia del Barbo (Vallesian); Masada del Valle 2 (Turolian); La Gloria 4 and La Calera (Alfambrian). Fos­ sils recently obtained are described, with special emphasis on the Pliocene taxa that were previously unrecorded in this basin. The presence of Decennatheriumpachecoi in the Va­ llesian and Birgerbohlinia schaubi in the Turolian is specified here. In order to make a dis­ tinction between both species two characteristics can be pointed out among the rest: the postcranial skeleton of Decennatherium is more slender than the one of Birgerbohlinia whi­ le the latter has a wider upper cheek-teeth than the former. The Pliocene material (only postcranial remains) is assigned to Sivatheriinae indet d. Birgerbohlinia. No upper Turo­ lian (NM 13) giraffids have been found yet although many rich localities have already been reviewed in Temel area.