Biarmosuchia

Biarmosuchia Temporal range: Middle Permian - Late Permian, 272.5–252 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Mounted skeleton of Biarmosuchus tener
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Clade:	Synapsida
Clade:	Therapsida
Suborder:	†Biarmosuchia Sigogneau-Russell, 1989
Subgroups
Alrausuchus Herpetoskylax Ictidorhinus Lycaenodon Microurania Niaftasuchus Rubidgina Ustia Wantulignathus Biarmosuchidae Burnetiamorpha Eotitanosuchidae Hipposauridae Nikkasauridae

Biarmosuchia is an extinct clade of non-mammalian synapsids from the Permian. Biarmosuchians are the most basal group of the therapsids. They were moderately-sized, lightly built carnivores, intermediate in form between basal sphenacodont "pelycosaurs" and more advanced therapsids. Biarmosuchians were rare components of Permian ecosystems, and the majority of species belong to the clade Burnetiamorpha, which are characterized by elaborate cranial ornamentation.