Lukas VFN 🇪🇺Hearing from our #Cretaceous ancestors: a remarkable #fossil discovery in #JeholBiota https://ecoevocommunity.nature.com/posts/hearing-from-our-cretaceous-ancestors-a-remarkable-fossil-discovery-in-jehol-biota
Middle ear innovation in Early Cretaceous eutherian #mammals https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-42606-7
"#Microtherulum probably developed an enhanced capacity for high-frequency hearing."
Hearing from our Cretaceous ancestors: a remarkable fossil discovery in Jehol Biota
The evolution of the middle ear in early therians remains enigmatic. Our recent discovery of a detached, microtype ear in a newly uncovered Early Cretaceous eutherian mammal not only addresses this mystery, but also suggests independent decoupling of hearing and chewing apparatuses.