New evidence for mammaliaform ear evolution and feeding adaptation in a Jurassic ecosystem

Zhe-Xi Luo (), Qing-Jin Meng (), David M. Grossnickle, Di Liu, April I. Neander, Yu-Guang Zhang and Qiang Ji
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Zhe-Xi Luo: The University of Chicago
Qing-Jin Meng: Beijing Museum of Natural History
David M. Grossnickle: Committee on Evolutionary Biology, The University of Chicago
Di Liu: Beijing Museum of Natural History
April I. Neander: The University of Chicago
Yu-Guang Zhang: Beijing Museum of Natural History
Qiang Ji: Hebei GEO University

Nature, 2017, vol. 548, issue 7667, 326-329

Abstract: The fossil of a gliding mammal from the Tiaojishan Formation of China displays many unique features of its ears, teeth and tooth-replacement pattern, illustrating the great diversity of stem mammals living in the Jurassic period.

Date: 2017
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