†Obdurodon tharalkooschild Pian et al. 2013 (platypus)
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Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae
Full reference: R. Pian, M. Archer, and S. J. Hand. 2013. A New, Giant Platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, sp. nov. (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(6):1255-1259
Belongs to Obdurodon according to R. Pian et al. 2013
Sister taxa: Obdurodon dicksoni, Obdurodon insignis
Type specimen: QM F56252, a tooth (Lm1). Its type locality is Two Trees Site, which is in a Miocene terrestrial horizon in Australia.
Ecology: scansorial insectivore-herbivore
Distribution: found only at Two Trees Site
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