Fossils reveal platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago

Platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago, reveals “exciting” fossil find — Artist's impression of the toothed platypus that lived 25 million years, probably with other other aquatic animals including ancient lungfish, flamingos and freshwater dolphins. (Gen Conway / Flinders University Palaeontology Lab via SWNS)
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Artist's impression of the toothed platypus that lived 25 million years, probably with other other aquatic animals including ancient lungfish, flamingos and freshwater dolphins. (Gen Conway / Flinders University Palaeontology Lab via SWNS)
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By Stephen Beech

Platypuses swam with dolphins 25 million years ago, reveals an "exciting" new platypus fossil find.

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Excavations at the fossil site in Billeroo Creek in 2017 when one of the fossils was recovered. (Aaron Camens / Flinders University via SWNS)
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