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Found at last: egg-laying mammal finally rediscovered after 60 years
- Someone 3y agoTechnically, that species was only discovered in 1998. https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67363874 https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-67363874: "The importance of the specimen only became clear in 1998 when X-rays revealed it was not a juvenile of another echidna species but in fact fully grown and distinct. It was then that the species was named after Sir David Attenborough."