Monotrematum
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[change]
Monotrematum is the only known non-Australasian ornithorhynchid. It resembled a platypus.
Related pages[change]
- Patagorhynchus – another monotreme from South America
- Mamulichthys
- Dunkleosteus
- Balistes dubius
- Balistes vegai
- Steropodon – another platypus-like monotreme from the family Steropodontidae
References[change]
- "Monotrematum" Archived 2022-04-08 at the Wayback Machine. Fossilworks.org.
Other websites[change]
- Information related to Monotrematum at Wikispecies