''Rubidgina'' is a genus of

Biarmosuchia Biarmosuchians are an extinct clade of non-mammalian synapsids from the Permian. They are the most basal group of the therapsids. All of them were moderately-sized, lightly-built carnivores, intermediate in form between basal sphenacodont "pelyc ...

therapsid Therapsida is a major group of eupelycosaurian synapsids that includes mammals, their ancestors and relatives. Many of the traits today seen as unique to mammals had their origin within early therapsids, including limbs that were oriented more ...

from Patrysfontein, Wellwood, South Africa known from RC 55, a skull with lower jaws. This specimen is a putative juvenile. It has been suggested that this specimen actually represents a juvenile of ''

Herpetoskylax ''Herpetoskylax'' is an extinct genus of biarmosuchians which existed in South Africa South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that s ...

hopsoni.'' However, because the specimen lacks distinctive features, it cannot be determined if it is actually a juvenile of ''Herpetoskylax'' or if its current name of ''Rubidgina'' should remain.

References

Biarmosuchians Prehistoric therapsid genera Lopingian synapsids of Africa Fossil taxa described in 1942 {{paleo-therapsid-stub