A jaw-dropping ear

Anne Weil ()
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Anne Weil: Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74107, USA.

Nature, 2011, vol. 472, issue 7342, 174-176

Abstract: A fossil from the Early Cretaceous provides insight into the evolution of the hearing apparatus in mammals. Anchoring the eardrum was, it seems, an essential step in freeing the middle ear from the jaw. See Article p.181

Date: 2011
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DOI: 10.1038/472174a

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