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Extinct 'Godzilla' platypus found in Australia. An artistâs impression of a newly discovered species of an extinct platypus, Obdurodon tharalkooschild, discovered in Queensland and a photo (inset) showing the tooth of the platypus. (AAP)
A young platypus is simply called a platypus. There is no officially recognised term, although platypup is, rightly or wrongly, becoming more common.The term 'puggle' is often used for a young platypus just as it is for a young echidna.It is not technically correct to use it, as there is no official name for a baby platypus. Puggle has reportedly been used in Australian bush lore as a name for baby echidnas for many decades.he milk en â¦ ds up on the mother's fur, and it from this that the young platypus feeds. The milk still contains all the nutrients required for the young platypus, as it a couple of months before the baby is ready to hunt for food on the bottom of the river.