Bathyergoides fossil map
Where fossils of Bathyergoides have been found, shown on the Earth as it looked about 15 million years ago and on today’s map.
Dots are fossil collections recorded in the Paleobiology Database. The “then” view moves today’s fossil sites back to their positions 15 million years ago (the time slice nearest the median age of the fossils) using the Merdith et al. (2021) plate model; positions are approximate. Open on the timeline map →
| Group | Early mammals |
|---|---|
| Lived | 41.03–15.98 million years ago (Bartonian to Burdigalian) |
| Periods | Paleogene, Neogene |
| Family | Bathyergidae |
| Named by | Stromer 1923 |
| Fossil records | 10 occurrences at 5 locations (PBDB) |
| Found in | Kenya, Namibia |
| Rock formations | txn:41999, Muhroni Agglomerates, Legetet |
About Bathyergoides
Bathyergoides is an extinct genus of rodent from Africa thought to be related to the modern blesmols. It is the only member of the family Bathyergoididae. Fossils of Bathyergoides neotertiarius were recovered from the Early Miocene Elisabeth Bay Formation of Namibia.
Text in “About” is quoted from the Wikipedia article Bathyergoides (revision 1293052510), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0; introduction excerpted verbatim, formatting removed. Ages, family, authority and fossil records: Paleobiology Database, accessed 23 October 2026. Ages are those of the rock layers the fossils were found in. Wikidata: Q4869178.
