Monotrematum

Monotrematum is an extinct genus of platypus-like animal from the Paleocene of Argentina. Its only species is M. sudamericanum. It is only one of two monotremes found outside Oceania.

 Description 
Monotrematum is the only known non-Australasian ornithorhynchid. It resembled a platypus.

 Related pages 

 Patagorhynchus – another monotreme from South America
 Mamulichthys
 Dunkleosteus
 Balistes dubius
 Balistes vegai
 Steropodon – another platypus-like monotreme from the family Steropodontidae

 References 

 "Monotrematum" . Fossilworks.org.

 Other websites 

 Information related to Monotrematum at Wikispecies

Category:Monotremes
Category:Animals of South America