''Kipsigicerus'' is an extinct genus of tragoportacin bovid that inhabited East Africa during the

Middle Miocene The Middle Miocene is a sub-epoch of the Miocene epoch (geology), epoch made up of two Stage (stratigraphy), stages: the Langhian and Serravallian stages. The Middle Miocene is preceded by the Early Miocene. The sub-epoch lasted from 15.97 ± 0. ...

. It was discovered in

Fort Ternan Fort Ternan is a small town in Kericho County, Kenya, located 82 kilometres east of Kisumu and eleven kilometres east of Koru. It is named after Col. Trevor Ternan C.M.G.D.S.O. Fort Ternan is located at the western border of the former Rift Vall ...

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, and was originally described as a species of ''

Protragocerus ''Protragocerus'' is an extinct genus of tragoportacin bovine that inhabited France, India, and Saudi Arabia during the late Serravallian Age (around 13 to 11 million years ago) of the Miocene Epoch. It was named in 1887 by French palaeontologis ...

''. The horn cores were distinct, being highly compressed with each horn growing forward to one another. Because of the unique horn morphology, the genus ''Kipsigicerus'' was erected for this species.

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Antelopes Prehistoric bovids Miocene Artiodactyla Monotypic prehistoric Artiodactyla genera Miocene mammals of Africa {{paleo-eventoedungulate-stub