Synthetoceratinae

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]

Synthetoceratinae Temporal range: Miocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	†Protoceratidae
Subfamily:	†Synthetoceratinae Frick (1937)
Tribes and Genera
Kyptoceratini Kyptoceras Syndyoceras Synthetoceratini Lambdoceras Prosynthetoceras Synthetoceras

Taxonomy

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]

Tribes

Synthetoceratinae contains the tribes Kyptoceratini and Synthetoceratini.^[2][3][5]

• Tribe Kyptoceratini
  • Genus Kyptoceras
  • Genus Syndyoceras
• Tribe Synthetoceratini
  • Genus Lambdoceras
  • Genus Prosynthetoceras
  • Genus Synthetoceras