†Obdurodon insignis Woodburne and Tedford 1975 (platypus)
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Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae
Full reference: M. O. Woodburne and R. H. Tedford. 1975. The first Tertiary monotreme from Australia. American Museum of Novitates 2588:1-11
Belongs to Obdurodon according to T. H. Worthy et al. 2026
See also Archer et al. 1978 and Woodburne and Tedford 1975
Sister taxa: Obdurodon dicksoni, Obdurodon tharalkooschild
Type specimen: SAM P18087, a tooth (right upper molar). Its type locality is SAM Quarry North, which is in an Oligocene terrestrial sandstone in the Etadunna Formation of Australia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Oligocene of Australia (5 collections)
Total: 5 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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