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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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family of
early monotreme mammals known from the
Cretaceous of Australia.
Steropodon was
initially placed in the
crown group monotreme family Ornithorhynchidae...
- †Steropodontidae
Genus †Parvopalus
Species †Parvopalus
clytiei Genus †
Steropodon Species †
Steropodon galmani Family †Teinolophidae
Genus †Stirtodon
Species †Stirtodon...
- to the m2 of
Steropodon. The
trigonid is
compressed and the
talonid has no basin. The
dentary is
about one
sixth the size of
Steropodon's, and wear facets...
- the
Griman Cr**** Formation,
including Dharragarra, Opalios, Parvopalus,
Steropodon, and Stirtodon.
Kollix is an
ancient Gr**** word (κολλίξ) for a
bread roll...
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presumably dis****d
across Antarctica from Australia.
Another two genera,
Steropodon and Teinolophos, were
originally thought to
belong to the Ornithorhynchidae...
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related to
extant monotremes than to co-occurring
early monotremes such as
Steropodon and Kollikodon. Opalios, the only
described member of the
extinct family...
- Formation,
including Dharragarra, Kollikodon, Opalios, Parvopalus, and
Steropodon. Rich,
Thomas H.; Flannery,
Timothy F.; Vickers-Rich,
Patricia (2020)...
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known from Pliocene-aged strata. The
extinct monotremes Teinolophos and
Steropodon from the
Cretaceous were once
thought to be
closely related to the modern...
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eutherians (placentals) and had feet
adapted for
climbing trees.
Steropodon is the
oldest monotreme (egg-lying mammal) discovered. It
lived in Gondwana...
