Proburnetia

Pro-bur-ne-t-ah.
By Lilah Turner
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Lilah Turner

Evolutionary Biologist

Lilah Turner investigates how prehistoric animals adapted to changing environments, offering insights into evolution's mechanisms.

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Turner, L. (2015, November 11). Proburnetia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/proburnetia/

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Name

Proburnetia ‭(‬Before Burnetia‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pro-bur-ne-t-ah.

Named By

Tatarinov‭ ‬-‭ ‬1968.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Biarmosuchia,‭ ‬Burnetiidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬viatkensis‭

Size

Skull about‭ ‬20‭ ‬centimetres long.‭ ‬Total body length roughly estimated to be roughly‭ ‬1.5‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

Russia‭ ‬-‭ ‬Urpalov Formation.

Time Period

Tatarian/Capitanian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Skull.

In Depth

       Proburnetia is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in Russia during the Permian.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬On the cranial morphology of the basal therapsids Burnetia and Proburnetia‭ (‬Therapsida:‭ ‬Burnetiidae‭)‬.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬22‭ (‬2‭)‬:‭ ‬257‭–‬267.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2002.

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