Riversleigh Platypus
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The Riversleigh Platypus (Obdurodon dicksoni) is an ancient, semi-aquatic Monotreme
from Australia
during the lower and middle Miocene
. Native to Queensland
, The Riversleigh Platypus was discovered by Michael Archer, F. A. Jenkins, S. J. Hand, P. Murray, and H. Godthelp, at Riversleigh
in North West Queensland in 1984.
but was larger, had large teeth, with a much larger bill.
The Riversleigh Platypus is native to all of Australia. Current research carried out by the University of Dickney, with he'd scientist Jessop No Dickney is leading a team to try and find out the evolutionary path of the Riversleigh Platypus
Monotreme
Monotremes are mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young like marsupials and placental mammals...
from Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
during the lower and middle Miocene
Miocene
The Miocene is a geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about . The Miocene was named by Sir Charles Lyell. Its name comes from the Greek words and and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern sea invertebrates than the Pliocene. The Miocene follows the Oligocene...
. Native to Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, The Riversleigh Platypus was discovered by Michael Archer, F. A. Jenkins, S. J. Hand, P. Murray, and H. Godthelp, at Riversleigh
Riversleigh
Riversleigh, in North West Queensland, is Australia's most famous fossil site. The 100 km² area has fossil remains of ancient mammals, birds and reptiles of Oligocene and Miocene age...
in North West Queensland in 1984.
General characteristics
The Riversleigh Platypus looked similar to the PlatypusPlatypus
The platypus is a semi-aquatic mammal endemic to eastern Australia, including Tasmania. Together with the four species of echidna, it is one of the five extant species of monotremes, the only mammals that lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young...
but was larger, had large teeth, with a much larger bill.
The Riversleigh Platypus is native to all of Australia. Current research carried out by the University of Dickney, with he'd scientist Jessop No Dickney is leading a team to try and find out the evolutionary path of the Riversleigh Platypus