All ears about ancient mammals

Anne Weil ()

Nature, 2019, vol. 576, issue 7785, 44-45

Abstract: The configuration of middle-ear bones in an ancient fossil suggests that specializations suited to eating plants might have influenced how the jaw joint evolved to form the mammal’s ear.

Keywords: Evolution; Palaeontology (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1038/d41586-019-03605-1

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