‭ ‬Platypoda. - Prehistoric-Wildlife

Steropodon

In Depth Before the description of Teinolophos in‭ ‬1999,‭ ‬Steropodon was considered to be the earliest ancestor of the platypus.‭ ‬Comparison to mammals like the platypus has yielded body estimates of around forty to fifty centimetres long,‭ ‬something that would make Steropodon one of the larger known mammals of the early Cretaceous period.‭ ‬If Steropodon … Read more

Kollikodon

In Depth Kollikodon shares four things with another monotreme called Steropodon.‭ ‬One is that they were both related to the modern day platypus.‭ ‬Two is that they are both known from the same fossil formation.‭ ‬Three is that both of these genera have been described only from partial jaw bones.‭ ‬Four is that both of … Read more

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