Broomia

Broomia is an extinct genus of millerettid reptiles from the Middle Permian (Capitanian stage) of South Africa.^[2] It was originally described by D. M. S. Watson.^[1]

Broomia Temporal range: Middle Permian, Capitanian PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Reptilia
Subclass:	†Parareptilia
Order:	†Millerosauria
Family:	†Millerettidae
Genus:	†Broomia Watson, 1914
Type species
†Broomia perplexa Watson, 1914[1]

Research by Jenkins and colleagues (2025) based on synchrotron data and an expansive phylogenetic dataset recovered the Millerettidae as the sister group to the Neodiapsida, close to the reptile crown group. Broomia was recovered as the sister taxon to the clade formed by Milleropsis, Milleretta, and Millerosaurus. These results are displayed in the cladogram below, with taxa traditionally regarded as 'parareptiles' highlighted:^[3]

Sauropsida	†Araeoscelidia †Bolosauridae Neoreptilia †Ankyramorpha †Acleistorhinidae †Pareiasauromorpha †Procolophonoidea †Mesosauridae †Cabarzia †Ascendonanus †Orovenator Parapleurota Neodiapsida †Millerettidae †Lanthanolania †Broomia †Milleropsis †Milleretta †Millerosaurus

   former 'parareptiles'