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Bishops whitmorei

Bishops whitmorei
Temporal range: Early Cretaceous
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Clade: Australosphenida
Family: Ausktribosphenidae
Genus: Bishops
Rich et al., 2001
Species:
B. whitmorei
Binomial name
Bishops whitmorei
Rich et al., 2001

Bishops is an extinct genus of mammals from Early Cretaceous of Australia. The only recorded species, Bishops whitmorei, was found on Flat Rocks, Wonthaggi Formation, Victoria.[1] The genus was named in honour of Dr Barry Bishop, the former Chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society.

References

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  1. ^ "Bishops". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

Further reading

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  • Rich, T. H.; Flannery, T. F.; Trusler, P.; Kool, L.; van Klaveren, N. A. & Vickers-Rich, P. 2001. "A second tribosphenic mammal from the Mesozoic of Australia." Records of the Queen Victoria Museum 110: 1–9.


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