Monotremata (subclass)

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Scope note
Refers to an egg-laying mammalian order four species classified in two suborders, extant members are the duck-billed platypus and the two species of echidna. Probably split from the lineage leading to other mammals in the Mesozoic.
Monotremata
Accepted term: 13-May-2024