Ornithorhynchus Blumenbach 1800 (platypus)
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Mammalia - Monotremata - Ornithorhynchidae
Alternative spelling: Ornithorhyncus
Parent taxon: Ornithorhynchidae according to T. Rowe et al. 2008
See also Carroll 1988, Gray 1825, Lydekker 1894, Martin and Rauhut 2005 and Rich et al. 2005
Sister taxa: Monotrematum, Obdurodon, Steropodon, Teinolophos
Subtaxa: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Ecology: amphibious insectivore-herbivore
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Australia (2 collections)
• Pliocene of Australia (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
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