The oldest platypus and its bearing on divergence timing of the platypus and echidna clades

T. Rowe, T. H. Rich, P. Vickers-Rich, M. Springer, and M. O. Woodburne

2008

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 105(4):1238-1242

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Taxa discussed in this work:

• Marsupionta

Taxonomy:

• Tachyglossidae belongs to Monotremata - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Tachyglossus belongs to Tachyglossidae - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Zaglossus belongs to Tachyglossidae - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Ornithorhynchidae belongs to Monotremata - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Ornithorhynchus belongs to Ornithorhynchidae - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Steropodon belongs to Ornithorhynchidae - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Obdurodon belongs to Ornithorhynchidae - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Teinolophos belongs to Ornithorhynchidae - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Monotremata belongs to Mammalia - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Marsupionta belongs to Mammalia - Rowe et al. (2008)
• Monotremata belongs to Mammalia - Rowe et al. (2008)