Steropodontidae

fossil monotreme family

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In monotreme: Paleontology and classification
…ago) in Australia: the platypus-like Steropodontidae, represented by a single species (Steropodon galmani), and the uniquely specialized Kollikodontidae, which is also represented by a single species (Kollikodon ritchiei). Both are known only from opalized jaw fragments. The strange rounded cusps on the molar teeth of K. ritchiei were a surprise…
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