†family Hesperomyidae Ameghino 1889 (rodent)
Mammalia - Rodentia - Hesperomyidae
Full reference: F. Ameghino. 1889. Contribución al conocimiento de los mamíferos fósiles de la República Argentina [Contribution to the knowledge of the fossil mammals of the Argentine Republic]. Actas de la Academia Nacional de Ciencias de la República Argentina en Córdoba 6:xxxii-1027
Parent taxon: Myomorpha according to F. Ameghino 1889
See also Hay 1902
Sister taxa: Myoxidae, Spalacoidea, Ulkenulastomys
Subtaxa: Bothriomys Hesperomys Ptyssophorus Tretomys
Type: Hesperomys
Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Mexico (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence