Kipsigicerus

Kipsigicerus Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific 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 labidotus

Kipsigicerus is an extinct genus of tragoportacin bovid that inhabited East Africa during the Middle Miocene. ^[2] The type species, K. labidotus, 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

• Paleontology portal

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.