A platypus is an aquatic-foraging, egg-laying mammal within Monotremata. Its broad bill, webbed feet and sensory specializations support feeding in water. Fossil relatives extend the lineage’s geographical history beyond the distribution of its living members.

Ancestors (14)

  1. Monotreme
  2. Mammal
  3. Mammaliaform
  4. Cynodont
  5. Therapsid
  6. Synapsid
  7. Amniote
  8. Tetrapod
  9. Vertebrate
  10. Animal
  11. Eukaryote
  12. Organism
  13. Biology
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