Microurania

My-krow-a-ne-ah.
By Claire Morris
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Claire Morris

Marine Paleontologist

Claire Morris has dedicated her career to exploring the depths of prehistoric oceans. Her fascination with ancient marine life has led her to discover significant fossils that illuminate the evolution of early sea creatures.

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Morris, C. (2015, December 3). Microurania. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/microurania/

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Name

Microurania.

Phonetic

My-krow-a-ne-ah.

Named By

M.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ivakhnenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬1995.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Biarmosuchia,‭ ‬Microuraniidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

M.‭ ‬minima‭

Size

Skull reconstructed to be about‭ ‬5‭ ‬centimetres long.

Known locations

Russia.

Time Period

Wordian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Partial skull.

In Depth

       Microurania is a genus of biarmosuchian therapsid that lived in Russia during the Permian.‭ ‬As a biarmosuchian,‭ ‬Microurania is expected to have been a predator,‭ ‬and given the small size of the holotype skull,‭ ‬possibly of smaller vertebrates.

Further Reading

-‭ ‬New primitive therapsids from the Permian of Eastern Europe.‭ ‬-‭ ‬Paleontol.‭ ‬Zh‭ (‬4‭)‬,‭ ‬pp.‭ ‬110‭–‬119.‭ ‬-‭ ‬M.‭ ‬F.‭ ‬Ivakhnenko‭ ‬-‭ ‬1995.

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