Humerus Found in Dinosaur Cove, Australia

A and B fossil humerus, C and D living Echina humerus

A mammal humerus from the early Cretaceous is morphologically similar to living Echinas (living monotremes). The specimen was described as part of a symposium volume in tribute to Dr. William Clemens, of the University of California, Berkeley.


Peter A. Pridmore, Thomas H. Rich, Pat Vickers-Rich, Petr P. Gambaryan, 2005. A Tachyglossid-Like Humerus from the Early Cretaceous of South-Eastern Australia, Journal of Mammalian Evolution, Volume 12, Issue 3 - 4, Pages 359 - 378