Monotrematum
Artist's restoration as an Obdurodon-like animal
Monotrematum is an extinct genus of platypus-like animal from the Paleocene of Argentina. Its only species is M. sudamericanum. It is only one of two monotremes found outside Oceania.
Description
Monotrematum is the only known non-Australasian ornithorhynchid. It resembled a platypus.
Related pages
- Patagorhynchus – another monotreme from South America
- Mamulichthys
- Dunkleosteus
- Balistes dubius
- Balistes vegai
- Steropodon – another platypus-like monotreme from the family Steropodontidae
References
- "Monotrematum". Fossilworks.org.
Other websites
- Information related to Monotrematum at Wikispecies