Synthetoceratini

Synthetoceratini is an extinct tribe of the subfamily Synthetoceratinae within the family Protoceratidae belonging to the order Artiodactyla endemic to North America during the Miocene, living epoch 20.6—4.9 Ma, existing for approximately 15.7 million years.^[1]

Synthetoceratini 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
Tribe:	†Synthetoceratini Webb (1981)
Genera
Lambdoceras Prosynthetoceras Synthetoceras

Taxonomy

Synthetoceratini was named by Webb (1981). Its type is Synthetoceras. It was assigned to Synthetoceratinae by Webb (1981), Prothero (1998), Webb et al. (2003) and Prothero and Ludtke (2007).^[2][3][4]

Members

Lambdoceras, Prosynthetoceras, Synthetoceras