Proburnetia
Extinct genus of therapsids
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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 Temporal range: Late Permian | |
|---|---|
| Life restoration of Proburnetia viatkensis | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Clade: | Synapsida |
| 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]