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AUDITORY OSSICLE [1 record]

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Record 1 2012-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Evolution (Biology)
CONT

Thus, it is apparent that, during the evolutionary transition from reptile to mammal, the jaw joints must have shifted from one bone to another, freeing up the rest of these bones to form the auditory ossicles in the mammalian middle ear.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Évolution (Biologie)
DEF

Chaîne osseuse formée de trois osselets (le marteau, l'enclume et l'étrier), articulés entre eux, qui traverse la caisse du tympan, de la membrane à la fenêtre ovale.

Spanish

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