For an animal that already looks assembled from spare parts, the platypus has added another twist to its history. Fossils ...

Rare fossils from Australia reveal that ancient platypuses had real teeth and a far stronger bite than their modern ...

Fossils reveal an ancient platypus species (Obdurodon insignis) that still had teeth, offering insight into how this unusual ...

Scientists in Australia have uncovered rare fossils of Obdurodon insignis, a 25‑million‑year‑old platypus species that retained large, functional teeth and a strong bite. The finds include a molar, a ...

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Learn about a small rodent-like mammal whose descendants survived the extinction event that killed all non-avian dinosaurs.

Learn about the modern platypus' ancient ancestor, which swam in the same inland lakes as dolphins and had teeth tough enough ...

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A new study describing the discovery of rare platypus fossils has shed some light on the evolutionary history of one of Earth ...

Australia's platypus, one of the world's most enigmatic animals, had a more exotic origin story, according to an exciting ...