We’re all familiar with the platypus, but it still has surprises up its sleeve. On the podcast today, we get to know its bumper-sized cousin- Obdurodon tharalkooschild.
Sources for this episode: 1) Pian, R., Archer, M. And Hand, S. J. (2013), A new, giant platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, sp. nov. (Monotremata, Ornithorhynchidae), from the Riversleigh, World Heritage Area, Australia. Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology 33(6): 1255- 1259. 2)Dell’Amore, C., National Geographic (2013), Giant Platypus Found, Shakes Up Evolutionary Tree (online) [Accessed 17/11/2020, 11:36 am].