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Monotremes (/ˈmɒnətriːmz/) are
mammals of the
order Monotremata. They are the only
group of
living mammals that lay eggs,
rather than
bearing live young...
- the five
extant species of
monotremes,
mammals that lay eggs
instead of
giving birth to live young. Like
other monotremes, the
platypus has a
sense of...
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Echidnas (/ɪˈkɪdnəz/),
sometimes known as
spiny anteaters, are quill-covered
monotremes (egg-laying mammals)
belonging to the
family Tachyglossidae /tækiˈɡlɒsɪdiː/...
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Parvopalus (meaning "small opal") is an
extinct genus of
monotreme mammal from the Late
Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Griman Cr****
Formation of Australia. The...
- "extend", and λόφος (lóphos),
meaning "crest", is a
genus of
teinolophid monotreme that
lived during the late
Barremian age of the
Early Cretaceous. It is...
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Steropodon is a
genus of
prehistoric platypus-like
monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. It
contains a
single species,
Steropodon galmani, that
lived about...
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Flannery and Groves, 1998 – the
largest subspecies, and the
largest extant monotreme. It is
found throughout the
mountains of
central New Guinea, from the...
- cynodonts. Most of the
animals in this
group are extinct. The egg-laying
monotremes are
known from
fossils of the
Cretaceous and
Cenozoic periods; they are...
- All
modern mammals give
birth to live young,
except the five
species of
monotremes,
which lay eggs. The most species-rich
group is the
viviparous placental...
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Opalios (meaning "opal") is an
extinct genus of
monotreme mammal from the Late
Cretaceous (Cenomanian)
Griman Cr****
Formation of Australia. The genus...
