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Kyptoceras

Mammalia - Protoceratidae

Taxonomy
Kyptoceras was named by Webb (1981). Its type is Kyptoceras amatorum. It is the type genus of Kyptoceratini.

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

Species
K. amatorum (type species)

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1981Kyptoceras Webb p. 358
1998Kyptoceras Prothero p. 435
2003Kyptoceras Webb et al. p. 362
2007Kyptoceras 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
genusKyptoceras

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.

G. †Kyptoceras Webb 1981
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†Kyptoceras amatorum Webb 1981
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available