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New Jurassic Fossils Document Evolutionary Changes of Jaw Joint to Mammalian Middle Ear


Two new Jurassic species -- the morganucodontan-like Dianoconodon youngi and the pseudotribosphenic shuotheriid Feredocodon chowi -- offer key information about the evolutionary shift from the jaw joint bones to those of the middle ear in early mammals.

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