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Monotremes (/ˈmɒnətriːmz/) are
mammals of the
order Monotremata. They are the only
known group of
living mammals that lay eggs,
rather than
bearing live...
- the five
extant species of
monotremes,
mammals that lay eggs
instead of
giving birth to live young. Like
other monotremes, the
platypus senses prey in...
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Echidnas (/ɪˈkɪdnəz/),
sometimes known as
spiny anteaters, are quill-covered
monotremes (egg-laying mammals)
belonging to the
family Tachyglossidae /tækiˈɡlɒsɪdiː/...
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Steropodon is a
genus of
prehistoric platypus-like
monotreme, or egg-laying mammal. It
contains a
single species,
Steropodon galmani, that
lived about...
- All
modern mammals give
birth to live young,
except the five
species of
monotremes,
which are egg-laying mammals. The most species-rich
group of mammals...
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based on
reproductive techniques: egg-laying
mammals (yinotherians or
monotremes - see also Australosphenida), and
mammals which give live
birth (therians)...
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subclasses based on
reproductive techniques: egg
laying mammals (the
monotremes), and live
birth mammals. The
second subclass is
divided into two infraclasses:...
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Flannery and Groves, 1998 – the
largest subspecies, and the
largest extant monotreme. It is
found throughout the
mountains of
central New Guinea, from the...
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exceptions are reported) and
epipubic bones are present.
Marsupials (and
monotremes) also lack a
gross communication (corpus callosum)
between the
right and...
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sometimes specific to only one
species (as
observed in
certain bird and
monotreme species). One
logical way to
equalize gene
expression amongst males and...