Fossil of largest known platypus discovered in Australia
Monday, November 4, 2013 - 16:30
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Until recently, the fossil record indicated that the platypus lineage was unique, with only one species inhabiting the Earth at any one time. This picture has changed with the spectacular find of a new, giant species of extinct platypus that was a side-branch of the platypus family tree.