Fossil clue suggests echidna ancestors lived in water like platypus
Monday 28th April 2025, 7:00PM
A study of a 100 million-year-old bone suggests the ancient relative of the echidna and the platypus was semiaquatic — and echidnas moved back to the land from the water as they evolved.
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