Proburnetia

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Proburnetia
Fossil range: late Permian

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Synapsida
Order: Therapsida
Suborder: Biarmosuchia
Family: Burnetiidae
Genus: Proburnetia
Binomial name
Proburnetia viatkensis
Tatarinov, 1968

Proburnetia is an extinct genus of therapsid or mammal-like "reptile" belonging to the Burnetiid‎ family, which itself belongs to the Biarmosuchian suborder. It had bizzare bumps and protrusions on its skull. It lived in Lopingian epoch (late Permian) of Russia.

Proburnetia viatkensis.
Proburnetia viatkensis.