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University of New South Wales: 'Extremely Rare Event' - Bone Analysis Suggests Ancient Echidnas Lived in Water
May 01, 2025
SYDNEY, Australia, May 1 -- The University of New South Wales issued the following news:

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'Extremely rare event': bone analysis suggests ancient echidnas lived in water

New research questions the evolutionary history of some of our most peculiar mammals.

A small bone found 30 years ago at Dinosaur Cove could turn what we know about the evolution of echidnas and platypuses on its head.

Up until now, the accepted under . . .

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