Ornithorhynchidae

The Ornithorhynchidae /ɔːrˌnɪθəˈrɪŋkɪdiː/ are one of the two extant families in the order Monotremata, and contain the platypus and its extinct relatives. The other family is the Tachyglossidae, or echidnas. Within the Ornithorhynchidae are the genera Monotrematum, Obdurodon, and Ornithorhynchus: * Family Ornithorhynchidae * Genus † Monotrematum * †Monotrematum sudamericanum * Genus †Obdurodon — an ancient branch of the platypus family * †Obdurodon dicksoni * †Obdurodon insignis * †Obdurodon tharalkooschild * Genus Ornithorhynchus * Ornithorhynchus anatinus (the modern platypus)

Ornithorhynchidae

The Ornithorhynchidae /ɔːrˌnɪθəˈrɪŋkɪdiː/ are one of the two extant families in the order Monotremata, and contain the platypus and its extinct relatives. The other family is the Tachyglossidae, or echidnas. Within the Ornithorhynchidae are the genera Monotrematum, Obdurodon, and Ornithorhynchus: * Family Ornithorhynchidae * Genus † Monotrematum * †Monotrematum sudamericanum * Genus †Obdurodon — an ancient branch of the platypus family * †Obdurodon dicksoni * †Obdurodon insignis * †Obdurodon tharalkooschild * Genus Ornithorhynchus * Ornithorhynchus anatinus (the modern platypus)