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Bursagnathus

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Bursagnathus
Temporal range: Late Oligocene
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Rodentia
Family: Heteromyidae
Genus: Bursagnathus
Species:
B. aterosseus
Binomial name
Bursagnathus aterosseus
Korth & Samuels, 2015

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

Distribution

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

References

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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. doi:10.2992/007.083.0102. ISSN 0097-4463. Retrieved 17 April 2025 – via BioOne Digital Library.