Monotrematum
Extinct genus of monotremes / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Monotrematum sudamericanum is an extinct monotreme species from the Paleocene (Peligran) Salamanca Formation in Patagonia, Argentina.[1] It is one of only two monotremes found outside Oceania.
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Monotrematum | |
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Artist's restoration as an Obdurodon-like animal | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Monotremata |
Family: | Ornithorhynchidae (?) |
Genus: | †Monotrematum Pascual et al. 1992 |
Species: | †M. sudamericanum |
Binomial name | |
†Monotrematum sudamericanum Pascual et al. 1992 | |
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