Annatherapsidus

Annatherapsidus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Clade: Synapsida
Clade: Therapsida
Clade: Therocephalia
Family: Akidnognathidae
Genus: Annatherapsidus
Kuhn, 1961
Type species
Anna petri
Amalitzky, 1922
Species
  • A. petri (Amalitzky, 1922 [originally Anna petri]) (type)
  • A. postum Ivachnenko, 2011.
Synonyms
  • Anna Amalitzky, 1922 (preoccupied Risso, 1826)

Annatherapsidus is an extinct genus of therocephalians from the Upper Permian of Russia. It was a fairly small animal with a length of 91 cm and a 22 cm skull. It was originally named Anna petri, but the genus name was already taken, so it was renamed to Annatherapsidus.

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