| Kipsigicerus Temporal range: Middle Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ | |
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| Skull of Kipsigicerus lobidotus | |
Scientific classification 
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| 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 | |
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Protragocerus lobidotus | |
Kipsigicerus is an extinct genus of tragoportacin bovid that inhabited East Africa during the Middle Miocene. 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.
References
- "Kipsigicerus". Biolib.
- 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.
- 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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