Ulemica
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Ulemica is an extinct genus
of venjukoviid therapsid. It was a basal
member of the suborder Anomodontia that existed during the Late Permian in Russia
. The type species
, U. invisa, was assigned to the genus Venjukovia
prior to being placed within its own genus in 1996.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of venjukoviid therapsid. It was a basal
Basal (phylogenetics)
In phylogenetics, a basal clade is the earliest clade to branch in a larger clade; it appears at the base of a cladogram.A basal group forms an outgroup to the rest of the clade, such as in the following example:...
member of the suborder Anomodontia that existed during the Late Permian in Russia
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. The type species
Type species
In biological nomenclature, a type species is both a concept and a practical system which is used in the classification and nomenclature of animals and plants. The value of a "type species" lies in the fact that it makes clear what is meant by a particular genus name. A type species is the species...
, U. invisa, was assigned to the genus Venjukovia
Venjukovia
Venjukovia is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid from the Middle Permian of Russia.-References:*...
prior to being placed within its own genus in 1996.