Directory of Monotremata Resources

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The monotremes are the egg-laying mammals. Like reptiles and birds, they lay eggs rather than having live birth. The only living representatives of this group are the platypus and the echidnas (spiny anteaters). Living monotremes are found only in Australia and New Guinea.

Subcategories

• Echidnas
• Ornithorhynchidae
• Platypus
• Tachyglossidae

Resources in This Category

• Introduction to the Monotremata

  http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/mammal/monotreme.html
  Berkeley's introduction to monotremes, with information about their fossil record, biology, systematics, ecology and morphology.

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