Biology:Broomia

Broomia is an extinct genus of millerettid reptiles from the Middle Permian (Capitanian stage) of South Africa. It was originally described by D. M. S. Watson.

Research by Jenkins and colleagues (2025) based on synchrotron data and an expansive phylogenetic dataset recovered the Millerettidae as the sister group to the Neodiapsida, close to the reptile crown group. Broomia was recovered as the sister taxon to the clade formed by Milleropsis, Milleretta, and Millerosaurus. These results are displayed in the cladogram below, with taxa traditionally regarded as 'parareptiles' highlighted:

Sauropsida	†Araeoscelidia       †Bolosauridae   Neoreptilia †Ankyramorpha   †Acleistorhinidae       †Pareiasauromorpha     †Procolophonoidea           †Mesosauridae         †Cabarzia       †Ascendonanus     †Orovenator       Parapleurota   Neodiapsida   †Millerettidae   †Lanthanolania       †Broomia       †Milleropsis       †Milleretta     †Millerosaurus

   former 'parareptiles'

References

Template:Sauropsida Wikidata ☰ Q4975333 entry