Bursagnathus

Bursagnathus; Temporal range: Late Oligocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Rodentia
Family:	Heteromyidae
Genus:	† Bursagnathus
Species:	†B. aterosseus
Binomial name
	†Bursagnathus aterosseus; Korth & Samuels, 2015

Last updated August 15, 2025

Bursagnathus is an extinct genus of heteromyid rodent that lived during the Arikareean.

Distribution

Bursagnathus aterosseus is known from the John Day Formation of Oregon.^[1]

References

↑ Korth, William W.; Samuels, Joshua X. (1 May 2015). "New Rodent Material from the John Day Formation (Arikareean, Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene) of Oregon" . Annals of Carnegie Museum . 83 (1): 19–84. Bibcode:2015AnCM...83...19K. doi:10.2992/007.083.0102. ISSN 0097-4463 . Retrieved 17 April 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.

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[1] Korth, William W.; Samuels, Joshua X. (1 May 2015). "New Rodent Material from the John Day Formation (Arikareean, Middle Oligocene to Early Miocene) of Oregon" . Annals of Carnegie Museum . 83 (1): 19–84. Bibcode:2015AnCM...83...19K. doi:10.2992/007.083.0102. ISSN 0097-4463 . Retrieved 17 April 2025– via BioOne Digital Library.

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