Obdurodon insignis was an ancestor of the modern platypus lived during the late Oligocene period around 25 million years ago ...

“Platypuses are extremely rare in the fossil record and are often restricted to teeth, so it’s exciting to find new material ...

For an animal that already looks assembled from spare parts, the platypus has added another twist to its history. Fossils ...

Fossils reveal an ancient platypus species (Obdurodon insignis) that still had teeth, offering insight into how this unusual animal evolved.

The fossils were pulled from Billeroo Creek, a patch of land east of the Flinders Ranges that is bone-dry today. During the ...

Rare fossils from Australia reveal that ancient platypuses had real teeth and a far stronger bite than their modern counterparts.

Paleontologists have uncovered rare fossils of toothed platypuses that lived alongside freshwater dolphins, flamingos and ...

Ron Magill led the way. We have hiked deep into the jungles of the Amazon, and climbed high into the breathtaking Canadian ...

Bacchus Marsh’s Platypus Alliance Group (BMPA) has cleared more than 16,000 litres of rubbish from the banks of the Werribee Richer in Bacchus Marsh, as concerns grow over the ongoing impact of ...