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