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Kyptoceratini

Mammalia - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kyptoceratini was named by Webb (1981). It is not extant. Its type is Kyptoceras.

It was assigned to Synthetoceratinae by Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), Webb et al. (2003), Prothero and Ludtke (2007).

Subtaxa
Kyptoceras (type genus), Syndyoceras

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Kyptoceratini Webb
1998Kyptoceratini Prothero p. 435
2003Kyptoceratini Webb et al. p. 362
2007Kyptoceratini Prothero and Ludtke p. 173

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
familyProtoceratidae
subfamilySynthetoceratinaeFrick 1937
tribeKyptoceratini
tribeKyptoceratini

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Tr. †Kyptoceratini Webb 1981
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G. †Kyptoceras Webb 1981
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†Kyptoceras amatorum Webb 1981
G. †Syndyoceras Barbour 1905
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†Syndyoceras cooki Barbour 1905
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: browserf
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-31 14:39:46
Modified: 2009-01-07 18:24:42
Source: f = family, o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Prothero 1998, Lillegraven 1979, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Hemingfordian to the top of the Piacenzian or 20.43000 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections (12 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Syndyoceras cooki (17738 17809 17843 17846 28043) Syndyoceras sp. (17819)
Harrisonian24.8 - 18.5USA (Wyoming) Syndyoceras cooki (17788)
Early/Lower Hemingfordian20.43 - 15.97Mexico (Oaxaca) Synthetoceras sp. (18744)
Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9Mexico (Guanajuato) Kyptoceras sp. (18718)
Late/Upper Hemphillian10.3 - 4.9USA (Florida) Kyptoceras amatorum (18599)
Zanclean5.333 - 3.6USA (North Carolina) Kyptoceras amatorum (52582)
Piacenzian3.6 - 2.588USA (North Carolina) Kyptoceras amatorum (18550)