Rugosodon

Rugosodon
Temporal range: Late Jurassic, 160 Ma
Holotype specimen (BMNH 1142A) of R. euroasiaticus, National Natural History Museum of China
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Multituberculata
Genus: Rugosodon
Yuan et al., 2013
Species:
R. eurasiaticus
Binomial name
Rugosodon eurasiaticus
Yuan et al., 2013

Rugosodon is an extinct genus of multituberculate (rodent-like) mammals from eastern China that lived 160 million years ago during the Jurassic period. The discovery of its type species and currently only known species Rugosodon eurasiaticus was reported in the 16 August 2013 issue of Science.