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Bishops whitmorei

Mammalia

Taxonomy
Bishops whitmorei was named by Rich et al. (2001). Its type specimen is NMV P210075, a mandible (left mandible), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Flat Rocks, Bunurong Marine Park, which is in an Aptian fluvial sandstone/conglomerate in the Wonthaggi Formation of Australia. It is the type species of Bishops.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2001Bishops whitmorei Rich p. 14
2001Bishops whitmorei Rich et al. pp. 1-10 figs. 1-4
2002Bishops whitmorei Kool p. 5
2002Bishops whitmorei Rich p. 14
2004Bishops whitmorei Kielan-Jaworowska et al. pp. 206-207

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
RankNameAuthor
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
AustralosphenidaLuo et al. 2001
genusBishops
specieswhitmorei

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Bishops whitmorei Rich et al. 2001
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Diagnosis
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