The origins of the cochlea and impedance matching hearing in synapsids
The origin of tympanic hearing in early synapsids is still controversial, because little is known about their inner ear and the function of their sound conducting apparatus. Here I describe the earliest known tympanic ear in the synapsid lineage, the ear of Pristerodon (Therapsida, Anomodontia) from...
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| Language: | English |
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Institute of Paleobiology PAS
2016-06-01
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| Series: | Acta Palaeontologica Polonica |
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| Online Access: | http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001402014.pdf |