A New, Giant Platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, sp. nov. (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), from th...
A New, Giant Platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, sp. nov. (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Australia
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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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English
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Society of Vertebrate Paleontology
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A new, toothed ornithorhynchid monotreme from Two Trees Site in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, northwestern Queensland, Australia, is described. This species is the largest known ornithorhynchid, fossil or extant, the fourth extinct platypus described, and the second species discovered at Riversleigh. It exhibits a unique molar morphology tha...
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A New, Giant Platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, sp. nov. (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), from the Riversleigh World Heritage Area, Australia
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TN_cdi_jstor_primary_24523203
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_jstor_primary_24523203
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0272-4634
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1937-2809
DOI
10.1080/02724634.2013.782876
