SYDNEY (Reuters) - Thanks to a large ancient tooth, an Australian university student has filled in an evolutionary gap with a giant carnivorous platypus that became extinct at least 5 million years ...

The fundraising drive spearheaded by Triple M's Jay Shipston and Dave Peters will mean visitors to the mountain destination will be guaranteed to see a platypus. Broken River Information Centre ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (UPI) -- A fossil of an extinct species of platypus, twice the size of its modern-day counterpart, has been found in Australia, paleontologists say. While scientists had believed the ...

A gigantic platypus may have swum in the waters of Australia about 5 million to 15 million years ago. Scientists found a large fossil molar in the Riversleigh World Heritage Area and determined the ...

Based on a single tooth from Australia, scientists believe they have discovered a giant, meter-long (3.3 feet) duck-billed platypus that likely fed on fish, frogs, and even turtles, according to a new ...

Mega monotreme A giant platypus with powerful teeth roamed the rivers of northern Australia between 5 and 15 million years ago, researchers say. Dubbed 'Platypus Godzilla', the creature was twice the ...