Palaeontologists in South Australia have uncovered rare fossils of Obdurodon insignis, the oldest known platypus species, revealing it had well-formed teeth and a powerful bite. The ...

With a beaver’s tail, webbed feet, and a duck’s bill, platypuses are one of the world’s strangest-looking creatures. They are such an unusual mammal that the first scientists to study them believed ...

Fossil records dating back 25 million years that show evidence of platypuses, including those classified under Obdurodon ...