The platypus, this strange creature, lives quietly in the freshwater rivers and lakes of the Australian continent. It has unique characteristics: beak, otter paws, real fur... It seems like a hybrid, and one can't help but wonder what its source is.
There has been a debate in the scientific community about the origin of platypus. On the one hand, there are those who believe that it developed from small reptiles, on the other hand, there are also those who firmly believe that its ancestors were mammals. If we go back to the past and present of the platypus, we must go back to the ancestors of the platypus - a very distant time.
According to scientists' research on fossils, as early as 100 million years ago, during the mid-Jurassic period, reptiles were often active in water. At that time, reptiles had a wide variety of forms, some with platypus-like mouths and short paws, which were called "mammalis". Over time, these animals changed, evolved into more advanced forms, and competed with other organisms.
In this way, the antiquity and weirdness of the platypus can be felt from any angle. There are still many unknown and wonderful creatures in our world, and they may be hidden in familiar places. In that case, anyway, I intend to protect them well and prevent them from disappearing from human vision.
