Evolution of Diversity in the Auditory Papillae of Reptiles
The independent origins of middle ears in testudinates, lepidosaurs, and archosaurs in the Triassic led to lineage-specific developments in their auditory epithelia. In comparison to the inferred ancestral state, little changed in testudinates, but archosaurs and most lepidosaurs evolved longer, dif...
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MDPI AG
2023-06-01
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Series: | Diversity |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/6/730 |