An artist’s impression depicts Kryoryctes at Dinosaur Cove in Australia. New research supports the hypothesis that Kryoryctes is a common ancestor of both the platypus and echidna. - Peter Schouten ...
Jan. 4 -- The specialized teeth that enabled ancient, shrew-like creaturesto flourish and gave rise to all modern mammals evolvedindependently in two animal groups living continents apart, a ...
(CNN) — The story of two of the strangest animals on the planet just got a little stranger, thanks to clues revealed by a lone fossil specimen that scientists now say represents a long-extinct ...