Platypus Skull Replica

Description

Platypus skull replica measures 4.1 x 2.0 x 1.2 inches. The Ornithorhynchus anatinus skull is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast of a California Academy of Sciences specimen. 2-part skull (separate cranium and mandible). 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

The duck-billed platypus originally comes from Australia, including the island of Tasmania. These semiaquatic creatures hunt underwater to eat insects, larvae, shellfish, and worms. Females lay eggs instead of giving birth to live young, typically producing 1 to 3 eggs per clutch.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Monotremata
• Family: Ornithorhynchidae
• Genus: Ornithorhynchus
• Species: O. anatinus
• Binomial name: Ornithorhynchus anatinus
• Conservatoin status: Near Threatened

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