Biology:Venjukovia

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Short description: Extinct genus of therapsids

Venjukovia
Temporal range: Middle Permian, 267 Ma
Venyukovia1DB.jpg
Life restoration of Venyukovia
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Suborder: Anomodontia
Family: Venyukoviidae
Genus: Venjukovia
Amalitskii, 1922
Species:
V. prima
Binomial name
Venjukovia prima
Amalitskii, 1922

Venyukovia is an extinct genus of therapsids from the Middle Permian of Russia.[1] Venyukovia is known from many partial skull remains and was a common animal from the Isheevo fauna in Russia. Venyukovia had a 12 centimetres (4.7 in) long skull.[2]

V. prima skull

See also

  • List of therapsids

References

  1. King, G. M. (1994). "The early anomodont Venjukovia and the evolution of the anomodont skull". Journal of Zoology 232 (4): 651. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1994.tb04620.x. 
  2. "Venjukovia prima". http://www.palaeocritti.com/by-group/anomodontia/venjukovia. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2811866 entry