Kingdom Animalia Class Mammalia Order Ausktribosphenida Scientific name Bishops whiti | Phylum Chordata Subclass Australosphenida Family Ausktribosphenidae Rank Genus | |
Similar Australosphenida, Ambondro mahabo, Teinolophos, Kollikodon, Steropodon | ||
Bishops is an extinct genus of Australosphenida or Theria from Early Cretaceous of Australia. The only recorded species, Bishops whitmorei , was found on Flat Rocks, Victoria. The genus was named in honour of the Dr Barry Bishop, the former Chairman of the Committee for Research and Exploration, National Geographic Society.
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