Synthetoceratinae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | † Protoceratidae |
Subfamily: | †
Synthetoceratinae Frick (1937) |
Synthetoceratinae is an extinct subfamily of Protoceratidae, deer-like herbivorous mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla. They were endemic to North America during the Miocene epoch, living 23.03—3.9 Ma, existing for approximately 19.13 million years. [1][ failed verification]
Synthetoceratinae was named by Frick (1937). Its type genus is Synthetoceras. It was considered monophyletic by Webb et al. (2003). It was assigned to Protoceratidae by Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), [2] Webb et al. (2003), [3] Hulbert and Whitmore (2006) [4] and Prothero and Ludtke (2007). [5]
Synthetoceratinae contains the tribes Kyptoceratini and Synthetoceratini. [2] [3] [5]
Synthetoceratinae Temporal range:
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Artiodactyla |
Family: | † Protoceratidae |
Subfamily: | †
Synthetoceratinae Frick (1937) |
Synthetoceratinae is an extinct subfamily of Protoceratidae, deer-like herbivorous mammals belonging to the order Artiodactyla. They were endemic to North America during the Miocene epoch, living 23.03—3.9 Ma, existing for approximately 19.13 million years. [1][ failed verification]
Synthetoceratinae was named by Frick (1937). Its type genus is Synthetoceras. It was considered monophyletic by Webb et al. (2003). It was assigned to Protoceratidae by Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), [2] Webb et al. (2003), [3] Hulbert and Whitmore (2006) [4] and Prothero and Ludtke (2007). [5]
Synthetoceratinae contains the tribes Kyptoceratini and Synthetoceratini. [2] [3] [5]