The short-beaked echidna (Tachyglossus aculeatus) is one of Australia's most iconic animals. Belonging to a unique group of mammals called "monotremes" (with the platypus as the other prominent ...

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A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.

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The post Ancient Echidna Fossil Challenges Evolutionary Assumptions appeared first on discoverwildscience. Kryoryctes cadburyi (NMV P208094; holotype) right humerus in ventrolateral view.

For decades, scientists have known that platypuses and echidnas – Australia's unique egg-laying mammals – have another ...

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The echidna is seen waddling around the frame, apparently unperturbed, while the wombat gets increasingly agitated and throws itself into the dirt. Tim Flannery at the Australian Museum, ...

A new study suggests the platypus and echidna — the only egg-laying mammals — had a water-dwelling ancestor. The finding could upend what’s known of their evolution.