The Independent's science coverage fails today. The platypus has been DNA-sequenced. As far as I can gather, it has been found to fit rather exactly where it was expected to. The Independent claims :
They found the animal's genes are indeed an unusual amalgam derived from the disparate worlds of reptiles, birds and mammals.
No they are not. "similar to", yes. "derived from [birds]" NO. unless there was some hot Archaeopteryx/Castorocauda inter-species action going on. which I would rather not know about.
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They found the animal's genes are indeed an unusual amalgam derived from the disparate worlds of reptiles, birds and mammals.
No they are not. "similar to", yes. "derived from [birds]" NO. unless there was some hot Archaeopteryx/Castorocauda inter-species action going on. which I would rather not know about.
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