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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Main Author: Geoffrey A. Manley
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2023-06-01
Series:Diversity
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1424-2818/15/6/730