Proburnetia

Proburnetia is an extinct genus of biarmosuchian therapsids in the family Burnetiidae, from the Late Permian of Russia. It had bizarre bumps and protrusions on its skull.[1]

Proburnetia viatkensis.

Proburnetia
Temporal range: Late Permian
Life restoration of Proburnetia viatkensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: Biarmosuchia
Family: Burnetiidae
Genus: Proburnetia
Tatarinov, 1968
Species:
P. viatkensis
Binomial name
Proburnetia viatkensis
Tatarinov, 1968

Proburnetia had a 20 cm skull, and a total length up to 1.5 m.[2]

References

  1. Rubidge, B.S.; Sidor, C.A. (2002). "On the cranial morphology of the basal therapsids Burnetia and Proburnetia (Therapsida: Burnetiidae)" (PDF). Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology. 22 (2): 257–267. doi:10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0257:OTCMOT]2.0.CO;2. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-09-16. Retrieved 2012-02-12.
  2. http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/biarmosuchia/proburnetia


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