Kipsigicerus is an extinct genus of East African antelope from the Middle Miocene.[2] Its closest living relative is the four-horned-antelope.
| Kipsigicerus Temporal range:
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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
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| †Kipsigicerus labidotus Gentry, 1970
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Protragocerus lobidotus | |
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 eaxh horn growing forward to one another. Because of the unique horn morphology, the genus Kipsigicerus was erected for this species.[3]
Sources
edit- Classification of Mammals by Malcolm C. McKenna and Susan K. Bell
References
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- ^ "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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