Calomys (Bensonomys) coffeyi Dalquest 1983 (mouse)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Alternative combination: Calomys coffeyi

Full reference: W. W. Dalquest. 1983. Mammals of the Coffee Ranch Local Fauna Hemphillian of Texas. Pearce-Sellards Series 38:1-41

Belongs to Calomys (Bensonomys) according to W. W. Dalquest 1983

See also Kelly 2007 and Martin et al. 2002

Sister taxa: Bensonomys arizonae, Bensonomys baskini, Bensonomys coffeyi, Bensonomys elachys, Bensonomys eliasi, Bensonomys gidleyi, Bensonomys hershkovitzi, Bensonomys lindsayi, Bensonomys meadensis, Bensonomys stirtoni, Bensonomys winklerorum, Bensonomys yazhi, Oryzomys pliocaenicus

Type specimen: TMM 41261-46, a mandible (Lower jaw fragment with M1-M3, lacking incisor and jaw ramus posterior to M3). Its type locality is Coffee Ranch, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in Texas.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: there are no occurrences of Calomys (Bensonomys) coffeyi in the database

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