Bishops whitmorei
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This article is about the extinct genus. For other uses, see Bishop (disambiguation).
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.
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Bishops whitmorei | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Clade: | Australosphenida |
Family: | †Ausktribosphenidae |
Genus: | †Bishops Rich et al., 2001 |
Species: | †B. whitmorei |
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†Bishops whitmorei Rich et al., 2001 | |
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