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Platypus

by Ann Moyal

This work examines the scientific history of the platypus from its 1799 discovery. It explores the debates surrounding its biological classification and the challenge the animal posed to nineteenth-century theories of evolution and creationism.

Accession 17498 ISBN 1865083739 Publisher Allen & Unwin
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