Paraburnetia

Pah-rah-bur-ne-cha.
By John Stewart
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John Stewart

Paleoecologist

John Stewart is a distinguished paleoecologist whose work has significantly advanced our understanding of prehistoric ecosystems. With over two decades dedicated to unearthing fossils across Asia and Africa

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Stewart, J. (2015, March 16). Paraburnetia. Prehistoric-wildlife. https://www.prehistoric-wildlife.com/species/paraburnetia/

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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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