Prorubidgea
Prorubidgea | |
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Restoration of Prorubidgea laying eggs | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Synapsida |
Order: | Therapsida |
Suborder: | Gorgonopsia |
Genus: | Prorubidgea |
Prorubidgea is an extinct genus of Gorgonopsia. It was first named by Broom in 1940, and contains six species, P. alticeps, P. brinki, P. brodiei, P. maccabei, P. pugnax, and P. robusta. Its fossils have been found in South Africa. Prorubidgea's skull measured about 25.5 cm in length.[1]
See also
Sources
- ↑ "Prorubidgea skull information.". fossils.valdosta.edu. Retrieved 2008-06-25.