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Obdurodon
Obdurodon (order Monotremata, family Ornithorhynchidae) A genus of early Miocene platypus, with two species, known from very well-preserved material from such sites as Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia. They possessed well-developed, functional teeth, unlike the living platypus, and had skull bones that were less fused, from which it can be seen that monotremes (Monotremata), unlike other living mammals, retained septomaxillae.
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AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Obdurodon." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Obdurodon." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Obdurodon.html AILSA ALLABY and MICHAEL ALLABY. "Obdurodon." A Dictionary of Earth Sciences. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O13-Obdurodon.html |
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Obdurodon
Obdurodon (order Monotremata, family Ornithorhynchidae) A genus of early Miocene platypus, with two species, known from very well preserved material from such sites as Riversleigh, Queensland, Australia. They possessed well-developed, functional teeth, unlike the living platypus, and had skull bones that were less fused, from which it can be seen that monotremes, unlike other living mammals, retained septomaxillae.
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MICHAEL ALLABY. "Obdurodon." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MICHAEL ALLABY. "Obdurodon." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Obdurodon.html MICHAEL ALLABY. "Obdurodon." A Dictionary of Zoology. 1999. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O8-Obdurodon.html |
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