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Steropodon
Temporal range: Lower Cretaceous
Steropodon BW.jpg
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Monotremata
Family:
Steropodontidae
Genus:
Steropodon
Binomial name
Steropodon galmani

Steropodon galmanii was a prehistoric species of monotreme, or a egg-laying mammal, that lived during the Mesozoic, in the Lower Cretaceous period. It is the second-earliest known relative of the platypus: the earlist is called Teinolophos.

  • Archer M. et al 1985. First Mesozoic mammal from Australia – an early Cretaceous monotreme. Nature 318: 363-366.

Images for kids

  • Steropodon jaw

    The Steropodon jaw on display at the American Museum of Natural History, New York City, USA

  • Steropodon model aus

    Model of Steropodon galmani at the Australian Museum, Sydney

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Esteropodón para niños

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