A Reptile Platypus From the Early Triassic 3 (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

A Reptile Platypus From the Early Triassic 3

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Comparison of the skulls of the duckbilled platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus), left, and Eretmorhipis carrolldongi on the right. Blue shading indicates cartilage. In the platypus, the bill is sensitive to touch allowing the animal to hunt in low light conditions.

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L. Cheng et al, Scientific Reports, Creative Commons 4.0

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