The resulting fossils now provide evidence that there ... Only five of these rare mammals still cling to existence: one platypus and four echidna species, shared between Australia and Papua ...

and some are from ancient relatives of platypus and echidna. Large predatory dinosaurs—on the scale of Tyrannosaurus—are notably absent from the Australian fossil record. Instead, Australian ...

Scientists captured images of an elusive echidna named after the British biologist Sir David Attenborough for the first time in over 60 years. Attenborough's long-beaked echidna was last recorded ...

Victoria’s fossil record includes over 50 ancient mammal jaws, some belonging to early relatives of the platypus and echidna, making them likely prey for these dinosaurs. A third shinbone ...