Pachydectes

In Depth        Pachydectes was a primitive biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the mid-Permian. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new burnetiamorph‭ (‬Therapsida:‭ ‬Biarmosuchia‭) ‬from the Middle Permian of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal of Paleontology‭ ‬80‭ (‬4‭)‬:‭ ‬740‭–‬749.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rubidge,‭ ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ & ‬S.‭ ‬P.‭ ‬Modesto‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Proburnetia

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.

Paraburnetia

In Depth        Paraburnetia is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in South Africa during the Late Permian.‭ ‬The name Paraburnetia means‭ ‘‬near Burnetia‭’‬,‭ ‬a reference to the similarity of this genus to Burnetia.‭ Further Reading -‭ ‬A new burnetiid‭ (‬Therapsida:‭ ‬Biarmosuchia‭) ‬from the Upper Permian of South Africa and its biogeographic implications.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Journal … Read more

Burnetia

In Depth        Burnetia is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that is still only known form a single skull that has been heavily compressed.‭ ‬The level of distortion in this skull makes it much more difficult to interpret specific features,‭ ‬though like with many of its relative genera,‭ ‬Burnetia appears to have had many boss-like projections … Read more

Bullacephalus

In Depth        Bullacephalus is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid,‭ ‬and at the time of the genus description is the earliest known appearance of a burnetiid.‭ ‬Bullacephalus is named from a‭ ‬boss-like projection of bone on the skull. Further Reading -‭ ‬A new burnetiamorph‭ (‬Therapsida:‭ ‬Biarmosuchia‭) ‬from the lower Beaufort Group of South Africa.‭ ‬-‭ ‬B.‭ … Read more