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Bishops
Taxonomy
Bishops was named by Rich et al. (2001). Its type is Bishops whitmorei.
It was assigned to Ausktribosphenidae by Rich et al. (2001), Rich (2002) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Australosphenida by Martin and Rauhut (2005).
It was assigned to Ausktribosphenidae by Rich et al. (2001), Rich (2002) and Kielan-Jaworowska et al. (2004); and to Australosphenida by Martin and Rauhut (2005).
Species
B. whitmorei (type species)
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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2001 | Bishops Rich et al. pp. 1-10 figs. 1-4 |
2002 | Bishops Rich p. 14 |
2004 | Bishops Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 206-207 fig. 6.2 |
2005 | Bishops Martin and Rauhut |
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Diagnosis
Reference | Diagnosis | |
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T. H. Rich et al. 2001 | Distinguished from Ausktribosphenos by the M2 being markedly larger than the M1 in length and width rather than being subequal or noticeably smaller; lower molars niticeably more exaenodont (base of the crown significantly lower on labial than lingual side of tooth), and a less extensive precingulid; internal mandibular groove that cannot be differentiated into Meckelian and surangular grooves and is shallower and less extensive than those structures; mandibular foramen closer to the ventral margin of the mandible; and abscence of facets for the coronoid and surangular bones. |