Paraburnetia sneeubergensis

This burnetiamorph from the late Permian of South Africa is very similar to the Russian Proburnetia, indicating that north-south interchange was common during the Late Permian and that burnetiamorphs had a pangean distribution.

Name

Paraburnetia sneeubergensis

Authority

Smith, Rubidge and Sidor, 2006

Meaning of generic name

Near "Burnetia"

[or beside "Burnetia"]

Size

Skull length: 17.5 cm, Length: ? 1.2 m

Remains

Holotype (SAM-PK-K10037): complete skull with lower jaw.

Age and Distribution

Horizon: Lowermost Cistecephalus Assemblage Zone (Teekloof Formation, Beaufort Group), Upper Permian (Wuchiapingian)

Type locality: Walplaas farm, Aberdeen District, South Africa.

Classification

Synapsida Therapsida Biarmosuchia Burnetiamorpha Burnetiidae

Further Reading

Smith, R. M. H., Rubidge, B. S. & Sidor, C. A. 2006: A new burnetiid (Therapsida: Biarmosuchia) from the Upper Permian of South Africa and its biogeographic implications. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: Vol. 26 (2), pp. 331-343.