Paraburnetia

Pah-rah-bur-ne-cha.
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Maeve Foster

Paleoclimatologist

Maeve Foster explores the Earth's climatic past to understand the forces that shaped life on our planet. Her research into ancient climate events provides valuable context for current environmental challenges.

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Name

Paraburnetia ‭(‬near Burnetia‭)‬.

Phonetic

Pah-rah-bur-ne-cha.

Named By

R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

Classification

Chordata,‭ ‬Synapsida,‭ ‬Therapsida,‭ ‬Biarmosuchia,‭ ‬Burnetiidae.

Diet

Carnivore.

Species

P.‭ ‬sneeubergensis‭

Size

Skull‭ ‬17.5‭ ‬centimetres long Body roughly about‭ ‬1-1.2‭ ‬meters long.

Known locations

South Africa‭ ‬-‭ ‬Teekloof Formation.

Time Period

Wuchiapingian of the Permian.

Fossil representation

Complete skull and lower jaw.

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 of Vertebrate Paleontology‭ ‬26:331-343.‭ ‬-‭ ‬R.‭ ‬M.‭ ‬H.‭ ‬Smith,‭ ‬B.‭ ‬S.‭ ‬Rubidge‭ & ‬C.‭ ‬A.‭ ‬Sidor‭ ‬-‭ ‬2006.

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