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Luck - being in the right place at the right time. The modern platypus is nothing like old enough to have been around with the dinosaurs though - oldeset fossil - around 100,000 years - dinosaurs were here something like 230 million years ago.-
ANSWER 2: The above is not strictly correct. Platypus fossils indicate that earlier platypuses were very similar to modern platypuses, only bigger, while tuataras have, of course, remained virtually unchanged since they walked with dinosaurs. It would seem that climatic conditions enabled these two creatures to continue to exist. Unlike the dinosaurs, they were not affected by changes further down the food chain. Further, their isolation from the rest of the world enabled them to thrive without the constant threat of predators.
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Are platypuses dinosaurs?
Platypuses are not dinosaurs; nor are they related to dinosaurs.
Were platypuses around when the dinosaurs were?
no
Did tuataras descend from dinosaurs?
It is certainly possible that they did, but there is currently no evidence to prove it.
What is the oldest living creature on earth?
It would be sharks. They outlived dinosaurs!
Who came first humans or cockroaches?
Humans came first before cockroaches. Fossil records and genetic evidence indicate that humans evolved around 300,000 years ago, while cockroach ancestors date back over 300 million years.
Is the tuatara a dinosaur?
No. Tuataras are in the lepidosaur branch of reptiles, which they share with lizards and snakes. Dinosaurs are on the archosaur branch, which they share with crocodilians. Birds are the only living dinosaurs today.
Is Tuatara a dinosaur?
No. Tuataras are more closely related to lizards and snakes than to dinosaurs. Dinosaurs are more closely related to crocodiles and even more closely related to birds, which are their only living descendants.
How long have tuataras been on earth?
Tarantulas have been on Earth for at least tens of thousands of years, probably much longer. Their ancestor species have been on Earth since before the dinosaurs, hundreds of millions of years ago.
Are tuataras protected?
Yes
What eat tuataras?
buttholes
What eats tuataras?
buttholes
What is the tuataras habitat?
offshore newzealand.
