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The order Monotremata consists of the egg laying mammals. This small mammalian order, consisting of only three members, the platypus and two echidnas (short-nosed and long-nosed echidnas) is considered to be the most primitive of all mammalian orders.

Monotreme resemble reptiles internally and differ from all other mammals in that they lay shell-covered eggs that are incubated and hatched outside of the body.

The skull of a monotreme has a smooth, rounded cranial portion ending in a long nose covered by rubbery sensitive skin. The sutures of the skull fuse and appear to fade as the animal matures. Young platypuses have teeth, but they do not emerge through the gums. True functional teeth are not present in adult monotremes.

Short-nosed Echidna Family: Tachyglossidae Tachyglossus aculeatus Skull Length: 11cm / 4.3" Origin: Australia Omnivore    WTQ-77 Replica Teaching Quality: $87.00

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Duck-Billed Platypus Skull Family: Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus Skull length: 11cm / 4.3" Origin: Australia Omnivore    WBC-026 Bone Clones® Replica Skull Museum Quality: $93.00

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Duck-Billed Platypus Skeleton Family: Ornithorhynchidae Ornithorhynchus anatinus Skeleton length: 19" On Base: 23" Origin: Australia Omnivore    WSC-026 Bone Clones® Replica Skeleton Without Base Museum Quality: $550.00 WSC-026-AS Bone Clones® Replica Skeleton With Base Museum Quality: $595.00 WBC-026-D Un-assembled Skeleton Museum Quality: $390.00

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