Allometric and Phylogenetic Aspects of Stapes Morphology in Ruminantia (Mammalia, Artiodactyla)

The stapes is the smallest bone of the mammalian skeleton. Being the innermost middle ear ossicle, it is in contact with the inner ear and is directly responsible for sound transmission into it. Today, Ruminantia are one of the most diversified groups of large mammals with more than 200 species. How...

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Main Authors: Bastien Mennecart, Coraline Guignard, Laura Dziomber, Georg Schulz, Bert Müller, Loïc Costeur
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Earth Science
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/feart.2020.00176/full