Inner ears of mammal ancestors (IMAGE)

University of the Witwatersrand

Inner ears of mammal ancestors

Caption

Size differences between inner ears (in red) of warm-blooded (on the left) and cold-blooded (on the right) mammal ancestors. Inner ears are compared for animals of similar body sizes.

Credit

Romain David and Ricardo Araújo

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License

Public Domain

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