Honeymys hoffmeisteri Kelly et al. 2026 (rodent)

Mammalia - Rodentia - Cricetidae

Full reference: T. S. Kelly, R. A. Martin, and P. A. Holroyd. 2026. Lagomorpha and Rodentia of the early Hemphillian (late Miocene) Mulholland localities, Contra Costa County, California, USA. Palaeontologia Electronica 29(1:a6):1-37

Belongs to Honeymys according to T. S. Kelly et al. 2026

Sister taxon: Honeymys mariae

Type specimen: UCMP 67106, a mandible (left dentary wth m1-m2). Its type locality is UCMP V-3611, Mulholland Site 2, which is in a Hemphillian terrestrial horizon in the Garrity Formation of California.

Ecology: ground dwelling herbivore

Distribution: found only at UCMP V-3611, Mulholland Site 2

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