Kipsigicerus

Kipsigicerus
Temporal range: Middle Miocene
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Skull of Kipsigicerus lobidotus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Bovinae
Genus: †Kipsigicerus
Thomas, 1984
Species:
†K. labidotus
Binomial name
†Kipsigicerus labidotus
Gentry, 1970
Synonyms[1]

Protragocerus lobidotus

Kipsigicerus is an extinct genus of tragoportacin bovid that inhabited East Africa during the Middle Miocene.[2] It was discovered in Fort Ternan, Kenya, and was originally described as a species of Protragocerus. The horn cores were distinct, being highly compressed with each horn growing forward to one another. Because of the unique horn morphology, the genus Kipsigicerus was erected for this species.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Kipsigicerus". Biolib.
  2. ^ Tsujikawa, Hiroshi (December 2005). "The updated late miocene large mammal fauna from Samburu hills, northern kenya" (PDF). African Study Monographs, Supplement. Retrieved 2008-07-27.
  3. ^ Bubenik, Anthony B. (2012). Horns, Pronghorns, and Antlers: Evolution, Morphology, Physiology, and Social Significance. Springer New York. p. 202. ISBN 9781461389668.


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