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. 2016 Aug 22;26(16):R758-60.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.021.

Evolution: Fossil Ears and Underwater Sonar

Olivier Lambert  1
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Evolution: Fossil Ears and Underwater Sonar

Olivier Lambert. Curr Biol. .
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A key innovation in the history of whales was the evolution of a sonar system together with high-frequency hearing. Fossils of an archaic toothed whale's inner ear bones provide clues for a stepwise emergence of underwater echolocation ability.

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  • The Origin of High-Frequency Hearing in Whales.
    Churchill M, Martinez-Caceres M, de Muizon C, Mnieckowski J, Geisler JH. Churchill M, et al. Curr Biol. 2016 Aug 22;26(16):2144-9. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.06.004. Epub 2016 Aug 4. Curr Biol. 2016. PMID: 27498568

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