New fossils from South Australia reveal a new species of ancient platypus that still had teeth – something modern platypuses lost long ago.
About Platypus:
The platypus is a semi-aquatic egg-laying mammal endemic to eastern Australia.
Scientific Name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
Habitat:
Platypuses occur in freshwater systems from tropical rainforest lowlands and plateaus of far northern Queensland to cold, high altitudes of Tasmania and the Australian Alps.
When not foraging, the platypus spends most of the time in its burrow in the bank of the river, creek, or a pond.
Features:
Platypus is well adapted for a semi-aquatic lifestyle.
In addition, males possess a horny spur on their ankles, which is connected to a venom gland in the upper leg, making the Platypus one of the few venomous mammals.
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