Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times. Fossilised pieces of the animal's jaw bone were found in opal fields ...

Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe roamed Australia in prehistoric times. Fossilised pieces of the animal's jaw bone were found in opal fields in ...

Ancient bones found in opal fields have given scientists a first-ever insight into a "civilisation" of echidna and platypus-like creatures that roamed Australia 100 million years ago.

Australian researchers have found evidence of the oldest known platypus and a new species, dubbed 'echidnapus', which has a platypus-like anatomy alongside features that more closely resemble an ...

The "echidnapus", bottom left, is among six monotreme species discovered at Lightning Ridge opal fields Scientists have discovered a bizarre creature dubbed the "echidnapus" which they believe ...