Not Sure About the Name, but It's Adorable

 A new prehistoric mammal has been named Beornus honeyi, but it's about the size of a house cat. So why name it after the giant werebear?

Probably because by the standards of its time, it was a giant. It was a condylarth, which eventually gave way to hoofed mammals. (I'm envisioning it next to an 18 hand draft horse now).

And also because its huge molars gave it puffy cheeks, like Beorn. It was one of three new condylarth species discovered, part of an explosion of diversification after the extinction of the non-avian dinosaurs.

And it's adorable. I want one.