Bishops whitmorei
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.
| Bishops whitmorei Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
| Scientific 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 | |
References
- "Bishops". Fossilworks. Gateway to the Paleobiology Database. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
Further reading
- 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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