Bishops whitmorei Temporal range: | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
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
- ↑ "Bishops". Fossilworks. Retrieved 4 June 2022 from the Paleobiology Database.
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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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