Synthetoceratini Explained

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 .^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. http://paleodb.org/cgi-bin/bridge.pl?action=checkTaxonInfo&taxon_no=97088&is_real_user=1 PaleoBiology Database: Synthetoceratini, basic info
2. S. D. Webb. 1981. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 1(3-4)
3. D. R. Prothero. 1998. Protoceratidae. In C. M. Janis, K. M. Scott, and L. L. Jacobs (eds.), Evolution of Tertiary mammals of North America 431-438
4. D. R. Prothero and J. A. Ludtke. 2007. Family Protoceratidae. in D. R. Prothero and S. Foss (eds.), The Evolution of Artiodactyls 169-176