Monotrematum

Monotrematum is an extinct genus of platypus-like animal from the Paleocene of Argentina. Its only species is M. sudamericanum. It is only one of two monotremes found outside Oceania.

Description

Monotrematum is the only known non-Australasian ornithorhynchid. It resembled a platypus.

References

  1. "Monotrematum" Archived 2022-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Fossilworks.org.

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