The mammalian bony labyrinth reconsidered, introducing a comprehensive geometric morphometric approach
The bony labyrinth in the temporal bone houses the sensory systems of balance and
hearing. While the overall structure of the semicircular canals and cochlea is similar across …
hearing. While the overall structure of the semicircular canals and cochlea is similar across …
Bony labyrinth shape variation in extant Carnivora: a case study of Musteloidea
The bony labyrinth provides a proxy for the morphology of the inner ear, a primary cognitive
organ involved in hearing, body perception in space, and balance in vertebrates. Bony …
organ involved in hearing, body perception in space, and balance in vertebrates. Bony …
Modern imaging techniques as a window to prehistoric auditory worlds
SA Walsh, ZX Luo, PM Barrett - Insights from comparative hearing research, 2014 - Springer
Direct evidence regarding the evolution of vertebrate hearing is available only through the
examination of fossils. The fossilized bony anatomy of the middle ear and otic capsule can …
examination of fossils. The fossilized bony anatomy of the middle ear and otic capsule can …
Mesozoic mammals of China: implications for phylogeny and early evolution of mammals
J Meng - National Science Review, 2014 - academic.oup.com
All Mesozoic mammaliaforms reported from China are briefly documented herein. These
forms can be divided into at least five major assemblages: Lufeng, Yanliao (Daohugou) …
forms can be divided into at least five major assemblages: Lufeng, Yanliao (Daohugou) …
Evolution of the middle and inner ears of mammaliaforms: the approach to mammals
Transformations of ear structures in the evolution of early mammals can be studied with the
fossils of mammaliaforms. The middle ear is fully attached to the mandibles in …
fossils of mammaliaforms. The middle ear is fully attached to the mandibles in …
Digital Reconstruction of the Otic Region and Inner Ear of the Non-Mammalian Cynodont Brasilitherium riograndensis (Late Triassic, Brazil) and Its Relevance to the …
PG Rodrigues, I Ruf, CL Schultz - Journal of Mammalian Evolution, 2013 - Springer
The external anatomy of the petrosal, the bony labyrinth of the inner ear, and the stapes of
Brasilitherium riograndensis (specimen UFRGS-PV-1043-T) were investigated by digital 3D …
Brasilitherium riograndensis (specimen UFRGS-PV-1043-T) were investigated by digital 3D …
Bone‐conduction hearing and seismic sensitivity of the late permian anomodont Kawingasaurus fossilis
M Laaß - Journal of Morphology, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
An investigation of the internal cranial anatomy of the anomodont Kawingasaurus from the
Upper Permian Usili Formation in Tanzania by means of neutron tomography revealed an …
Upper Permian Usili Formation in Tanzania by means of neutron tomography revealed an …
The petrosal and inner ear of the Late Jurassic cladotherian mammal Dryolestes leiriensis and implications for ear evolution in therian mammals
Dryolestes leiriensis is a Late Jurassic fossil mammal of the dryolestoid superfamily in the
cladotherian clade that includes the extant marsupials and placentals. We used high …
cladotherian clade that includes the extant marsupials and placentals. We used high …
Reinvestigation of the basicranium of Haldanodon exspectatus (Mammaliaformes, Docodonta)
The docodont Haldanodon exspectatus, a mammaliaform from the Late Jurassic of Portugal,
is a crucial taxon for studying higher-level relationships of mammaliaforms and their …
is a crucial taxon for studying higher-level relationships of mammaliaforms and their …
Inner ear labyrinth anatomy of monotremes and implications for mammalian inner ear evolution
JA Schultz, U Zeller, ZX Luo - Journal of Morphology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The monophyletic clade Monotremata branches early from the rest of the mammalian crown
group in the Jurassic and members of this clade retain many ancestral mammalian traits …
group in the Jurassic and members of this clade retain many ancestral mammalian traits …