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Advanced biomechanical modeling shows that early mammal ancestors likely used an eardrum to hear airborne sounds 250 million ...
Researchers reveal new insights into the complex evolutionary history behind the distinctive upright posture of modern placental and marsupial mammals, showing the transition was surprisingly complex ...
One of the most important steps in the evolution of modern mammals was the development of highly sensitive hearing. The middle ear of mammals, with an eardrum and several small bones, allows us to ...
The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was driven by their need to improve as killers, researchers suggest. The evolutionary success of the first large predators on land was ...
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Ancient mammals may have developed advanced hearing 50 million years earlier than experts thought
Scientists studied a mammal that lived 250 million years ago and found they had an eardrum that could detect and react to ...
pt. 1. Beyond the mainland ; 1. Introduction ; 2. History of island studies ; 3. Factors that influence island faunas. Types of islands. Dispersals to islands. The candidate species. Composition of ...
South American mammals present a fascinating case study in evolutionary biology, shaped by a dynamic interplay of palaeoenvironmental shifts, adaptive radiations and biogeographic isolation. The ...
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From then to now: Evolution of familiar mammals
Take a journey back in time to explore the early ancestors of today’s most familiar mammals. From tiny proto-elephants to ...
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Fossil skulls reveal how well extinct mammals could smell
We rely on smell more than most people may realize. Across mammals, scent guides feeding, warns of danger, and shapes social ...
The pallium is the brain region where the neocortex forms in mammals, the part responsible for cognitive and complex functions that most distinguishes humans from other species. The pallium has ...
Mammals, including humans, stand out with their distinctively upright posture, a key trait that fueled their spectacular evolutionary success. Yet, the earliest known ancestors of modern mammals more ...
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