Giant Platypus Found, Shakes Up Evolutionary Tree - National …
2013年11月6日 · A newly discovered species of three-foot-long (one-meter-long) platypus, dubbed Obdurodon tharalkooschild, swam through freshwater pools in Australian forests about 5 to 15 million years ago ...
Obdurodon - Wikipedia
Obdurodon is a genus of extinct platypus -like Australian monotreme which lived from the Late Oligocene to the Late Miocene. Three species have been described in the genus, the type species Obdurodon insignis, plus Obdurodon dicksoni and Obdurodon tharalkooschild.
ScienceShot: Meet the Giant Platypus | Science - AAAS
2013年11月4日 · In a nod to the tale, researchers have named a newly identified ancient giant platypus species Obdurodon tharalkooschild. All that was found of the creature was a single tooth at a site in Queensland, estimated to be between 5 million and 15 million years old.
Fossil of giant platypus unearthed in Riversleigh - The Conversation
2013年11月4日 · It is the largest species of platypus ever described; the authors estimate it was almost a metre long. Compare this to the modern platypus, where a large male from Tasmania is lucky to reach...
A new, giant platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild , sp. nov ...
2013年11月5日 · Recent discovery of a morphologically distinctive and very large platypus first lower molar from Two Trees Site at Riversleigh has resulted in recognition of a third, relatively derived species of Obdurodon.
Fossil Tooth of Largest Known Platypus Species Found | AMNH
2013年11月13日 · Newly Discovered Fossil Tooth Reveals Largest Platypus on Record. Platypuses—with their unusual mash-up of furry pelts, electrosensitive ducklike bills, and webbed feet—loom large in the animal lover's imagination.
Fossil of Largest Platypus Discovered in Australia - Live Science
2013年11月4日 · Researchers have found the first evidence of a giant platypus species, more than 3 feet long, thought to have lived between 15 and 5 million years ago.
Fossil of largest known platypus discovered i | EurekAlert!
2013年11月4日 · This picture has changed with the publication of a new study in the latest issue of the Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology that describes a new, giant species of extinct platypus that was a...
Giant, toothed platypus crushed its prey | British Dental Journal
2013年12月6日 · A new and extinct, toothed species of platypus, the largest of its kind, has been discovered in the Riversleigh world heritage area in Queensland, Australia, 1 contradicting the previous...
Fossil of largest known platypus discovered in Australia
2013年11月4日 · May 27, 2024 — Australian researchers have found evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species, dubbed 'echidnapus', which has a platypus-like anatomy alongside features that more ...