Kryoryctes
Extinct genus of monotremes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kryoryctes is a genus of prehistoric monotreme mammal from the Early Cretaceous (Albian) Eumeralla Formation[1] of Victoria, Australia from the Otway Group of Dinosaur Cove. It is known only from a partial right humerus, estimated at 106 million years old, and contains one species, K. cadburyi. The holotype, NMV P20894, was described in 2005 and is currently housed in the Museums Victoria Palaeontological Collection.[2]
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Genus: | †Kryoryctes |
Species: | †K. cadburyi |
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Kryoryctes cadburyi Pridmore, Rich, Vickers-Rich & Gambaryan, 2005 | |
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